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  1. " Aging How to Talk with Your Elderly Parent About Giving Up Their Driver’s License" — National 

    Source: Expert

    Recognize that giving up a driver’s license may be a big step for your elderly parents. Approach the topic with compassion and sympathy, but also be firm. After all, the sooner they get out of this unsafe situation, the better things will be for everyone on the road—including them!

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  2. Driver Assistance Technologies — National 

    Source: US Department of Transportation

    Driver assistance technologies hold the potential to reduce traffic crashes and save thousands of lives each year. In 2022, 42,514 people died in motor vehicle crashes — many of these crashes were tied to human error. Learn more about driver assistance technologies, how they can help you, and what you should know about these technologies when buying your next vehicle.

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  3. Non-Emergency Medical Transportation — National 

    Source: Expert

    Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Booklet for Providers

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  4. GoGoGrandparent — National 

    Source: For Profit Organization

    Rides, Groceries, Meals & More: Built Better For Older Adults And People With Disabilities.
    Screened & monitored services from Uber, DoorDash, Instacart and more, with or without a smartphone, 24/7.

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  5. Aging driver safety — Wisconsin 

    Source: US Department of Transportation

    In Wisconsin and across the country, the number of people age 65 and over is growing. This trend has a variety of societal implications including potential impacts on drivers and highway safety.
     

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  6. Importance of Driving and Potential Impact of Driving Cessation for Rural and Urban Older Adults — National 

    Source: Expert

    Purpose Analyses compared older drivers from urban, suburban, and rural areas on perceived importance of continuing to drive and potential impact that driving cessation would have on what they want and need to do. Methods The AAA LongROAD Study is a prospective study of driving behaviors, patterns, and outcomes of older adults. A cohort of 2,990 women and men 65‐79 years of age was recruited during 2015‐2017 from health systems or primary care practices near 5 study sites in different parts of the United States.
     

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  7. National Center for Road Safety Webinar Archive — National 

    Source: Expert
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  8. Transportation & Rural Road Safety — National 

    Source: University

    Every day in the U.S. over 110 people die from preventable motor vehicle crashes — a leading cause of death in the country and in our state. In Iowa, in addition to the burden on victims’ families, the total cost of crash-related deaths in 2013 was nearly 400 million dollars.
     

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  9. Rural Older Adult Driver Tailored Research Integrated Plan — National 

    Source: University

    Researchers will assess participants across several dimensions including physical capability, health, driving behavior and knowledge, driving environment, and access to essential goods and services. Additionally, researchers will collect one month of naturalistic driving data from each participant by deploying VTTI’s proprietary data acquisition system (DAS) in their vehicles. 
     

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  10. Highway Safety Improvement Program Special Rules — National 

    Source: US Department of Transportation

    The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117-58, also known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law" (BIL)), was signed into law on November 15, 2021. Among other things, the BIL established a new Special Rule under the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) under section 148 of title 23 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) for vulnerable road user (VRU) safety and continued the two existing special rules for High-Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) and Older Drivers and Pedestrians without change. The VRU Special Rule is part of a larger focus on non-motorist safety that includes a new requirement for States to complete VRU safety assessments (23 U.S.C. 148(l)).
     

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