Gives a snapshot of the most common factors in crashes involving drivers aged 55 and older: injuries and fatalities demographics, prevention measures, safety resources, and support.
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Georgia Traffic Safety Quick Facts — Georgia (03/06/2023)
Source: State Agency/ProgramNew tool helps older adults monitor 'attentional performance' during driving — National (06/01/2022)
Source: UniversityResearchers have developed a straightforward questionnaire that older adults can use to assess their attentional performance during driving.
Raging Aging Symposium series, 2021 (session recordings) — National (01/14/2022)
Source: State Agency/ProgramA pop-up symposium supported by a grant from the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
Texas: Department of Public Safety Older Driver Information — Texas (09/16/2020)
Source: State Agency/ProgramTexas’s Department of Public Safety has information on its website regarding driver license renewal requirements for residents of the state.
When taking away keys, don’t drive loved ones into a corner — National (06/01/2020)
Source: UniversityThe University of Mississippi Medical Center wrote a blog about what it is like for them as medical professionals having conversations with their older patients about driving and driving retirement.
Why Doctors Don’t Like to Discuss Driving with Older Patients — National (09/13/2019)
Source: University“Some adults may prefer advice from a doctor, while others prefer straight talk from family, friends or peers.”
Wheelchair to Car Transfer — National (08/11/2015)
Source: UniversityThis video demonstrates a one-person assist transfer from wheelchair to car for a wheelchair user who can do a mod assist stand-pivot transfer.
To Drive or Not to Drive, That Isn’t the Question — National (12/31/2009)
Source: UniversityThis research examines older drivers and how they rationalize and cope with their own changing psychological and physical functioning.
International Older Driver Consensus Conference on Assessment, Remediation and Counseling for Transportation Alternatives: Summary and Recommendations — National (07/28/2009)
Source: UniversityIn 2003, 63 international experts on older driver issues met to examine three critical issues related to the safe mobility of senior drivers.
Driving Decisions Workbook — National (01/01/2000)
Source: UniversityThe Department of Transportation and the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute to assist drivers in understanding age-related changes that can affect your ability to drive safely.