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  1. Newly Released Estimates Show Traffic Fatalities Reached a 16-Year High in 2021 — National (05/17/2022)

    Source: Professional Association

    NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes last year, a 10.5% increase from the 38,824 fatalities in 2020. The project is the highest number of fatalities since 2005. 

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  2. Safety potential of crash avoidance features, improved headlights, and V2V-enhanced technologies for older drivers — National (05/13/2022)

    Source: Professional Association

    These findings underscore the need to bring intersection assistance technologies to the consumer market. Everyone stands to benefit from currently available crash avoidance features and improved headlights and promoted among drivers

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  3. 7 Elderly Driver Safety Tips — National (05/06/2022)

    Source: Professional Association

    Here are some tips for senior motorists to remain responsible and safe commuters.

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  4. Finding Transportation Services for Seniors — National (04/21/2022)

    Source: Professional Association

    There are many transportations and driving services for elders who can no longer drive themselves. Agingcare can provide ideas on how to search for other transportation options. 

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  5. Talking about Driving with An Older Driver — National (04/06/2022)

    Source: Professional Association

    Conversations around driving can be tense and awkward. But there are things you can say to make those conversations more productive and less tense. Here are some things you can do. 

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  6. Alzheimer’s and driving: a potentially deadly combination — National (03/04/2022)

    Source: Professional Association

    Every individual’s experience with dementia is different, and Dr. Neha Lodha CSU believes that by identifying and measuring behavioral biomarkers, it may be possible to prolong the time when individuals with cognitive impairments

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  7. Road safety of older drivers and the nursing profession — National (02/14/2022)

    Source: Professional Association

    This scoping review aims to present the scientific literature in relation to the nursing profession in the field of road safety.

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  8. Medical Conditions That Put the Brakes on Driving — National (01/28/2022)

    Source: Professional Association

    Whether an older adult can continue driving or not may come down to the amount of time it takes to make important decisions on the road.

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  9. For Seniors Driving Same 'Ol" Vehicles Raises The Risks of a Deadly Crash — National (12/13/2021)

    Source: Professional Association

    “Retirement vehicles”— older, smaller, outdated cars that lack crucial safety features that can help prevent or mitigate crashes, are common among older drivers 70 and over.

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  10. Research Update: Driver Rehabilitation Utilization, Factors Influencing Participation in Driver Training, and Driving Interventions — National (12/01/2021)

    Source: Professional Association

    AOTA Members can sign in and read Research Update: Driver Rehabilitation Utilization, Factors Influencing Participation in Driver Training, and Driving Interventions

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