This is a study of the varying characteristics of car crashes among young, middle-aged and older drivers.
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Characteristics of Traffic Crashes Among Young, Middle-aged, and Older Drivers — National (05/01/1999)
Source: ExpertSafe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program — National
Source: US Department of TransportationThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over the next 5 years.
State Highway Safety Offices / Countermeasures that Work — National
Source: US Department of TransportationCountermeasures That Work is intended to be reference guide for State Highway Safety Offices to help select effective, science based traffic safety countermeasures to address highway safety problems.
Aging and Driving: A Comparison of Driving Performance Between Older and Younger Drivers in an On-Road Driving Test — National
Source: ExpertThe main purpose of this study was to explore if there were any differences in a group of young drivers ( 36,) and a group of elderly drivers 72) on driving performance and driving skills on a number of driving tasks.
The Safer Streets Priority Finder — National
Source: Local ProgramThis site enables you to analyze this risk to vulnerable road users (bicyclists and pedestrians on your community roads.)
Road to Zero: Doubling Down on What Works — National
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThe Doubling Down on What Works is a working group of the Road to Zero Coalition has created a clearinghouse for resources.
Roadway Safety Guide — National
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThis community-oriented Guide is published by the Roadway Safety Foundation to help communicate key engineering and road design principles to lay audiences. It is a comprehensive resource and free of charge.
Watching Out for Senior Walkers — National
Source: US Department of TransportationA workshop, created by NHTSA, was held in various cities to educate local transportation engineers, law enforcement officers, elected officials and others on senior pedestrian safety.
Federal Highway Administration — National
Source: US Department of TransportationThe Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) website provides information on core highway topics such as safety, research, development and technology, and innovative program delivery.
Data Visualization - Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — National
Source: US Department of TransportationThis portal presents interactive visualizations that focus on several highway safety topics of interest. These visualizations include multiple dashboards with information on fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes and fatalities based on data from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS contains data on every fatal traffic crash in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To be included in FARS, a crash must involve a motor vehicle traveling on a public trafficway and must result in the death of a vehicle occupant or a nonoccupant within 30 days of the crash.