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Virginia: Arlington's Transit Blog — Virginia
Source: Local ProgramVirginia: Mature Driver Safety — Virginia
Source: State Agency/ProgramVirginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles’ website gives information regarding safe driving courses and GrandDriver for mature drivers in the state.
What Risks Do Older Drivers Pose to Traffic Safety? — National
Source: For Profit OrganizationRAND Corporation’s website details the risks of older drivers and traffic safety. Information regarding relative risk, driving frequency and fragility are all covered topics,including a compparison of older driver risk to younger drivers.
Illinois: The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Blog — Illinois
Source: Local ProgramThe Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Mass Transit District blog.
Indiana: Senior Driver and Mobility Services — Indiana
Source: For Profit OrganizationLocated in Indiana, Senior Driving was started to provide transportation services to seniors to help them remain independent and safe.
Issues Related to Older Drivers — National
Source: Professional AssociationThe Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists’ website shows that seniors have lower fatal crash rates, but are at a higher risk for fatalities because of their age.
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.
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.
Associations Between Vision Impairment and Driving and the Effectiveness of Vision Related Interventions — National
Source: ExpertDriving is one of the main modes of transport with safe driving requiring a combination of visual, cognitive, and physical skills.