Over 80 percent of older adults have a driver’s license. Older adults who drive a car have freedom and independence. They feel more in control and satisfied with their lives.
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Over 80 percent of older adults have a driver’s license. Older adults who drive a car have freedom and independence. They feel more in control and satisfied with their lives.
The HealthinAging.org tip sheet helps older drivers create an alternative transportation solution to maintain their independence.
There is no reason to let physical limitations restrict your travel. In addition to making sure your car is properly serviced and ready for the trip, here are more tips for traveling by car.
Transportation services provide travel to and/or from community resources providing needed services or carrying out activities of daily living.
The Division of Aging and Adult Services works to promote independence and enhance the dignity of North Carolina's older adults and their families through a community based on services and benefits.
Learn about how to our older drivers safety on the road by reading the NHTSA older page.
This tip card addresses the keys to achieving safe mobility for life and directs you to specific transportation resources.
The tool presents data on people 65 and older involved in fatal traffic crashes, and is modeled after the information presented in the Older Population facts sheet. This is the ninth in a series of data visualization tools.
Use the ChORUS press release in your publications to spread the word about older driver safety during ODSAW 2023
2 out of 3 fatal crashes involving older drivers involved other vehicles.