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  1. Sensitivity and Specificity of the Assessment of Driving-related Skills Older Driving Screening Tool — National (06/01/2006)

    Source: Expert

    The Assessment of Driving-related Skills (ADReS) was created to assist physicians in making decisions regarding their patients’ safe driving ability.

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  2. Older Adult Drivers with Cognitive Impairment — National (03/15/2006)

    Source: Professional Association

    This article is about the likelihood of family physicians becoming more involved in driving retirement discussions with patients affected by cognitive impairment.

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  3. The Older Driver with Dementia: An Updated Literature Review — National (12/31/2005)

    Source: Expert

    This paper addresses the issue and limits of senior drivers with dementia.

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  4. Straight Talk for Mature Drivers – Good Vision…Vital to Good Driving — National (12/31/2005)

    Source: For Profit Organization

    AAA’s discusses how good vision is vital for seniors and safe driving in this online brochure. Vision can be affected in many ways due to aging.

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  5. Connecticut: Elderly Driving Restrictions and Mandatory Testing Requirements — Connecticut (11/22/2005)

    Source: State Agency/Program

    This OLR Research Report conducted by Associate Legislative Attorney, Janet L. Kaminski, details Connecticut’s laws regarding license renewal, which at the 2005 there were no special requirements that only applied to elderly residents. 

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  6. Determining Older Driver Crash Responsibility from Police and Insurance Data — National (08/08/2005)

    Source: Expert

    This study aims to determine the extent to which older drivers can be considered responsible for their crashes.

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  7. The Elderly Driver — National (06/01/2005)

    Source: News

    In 2005, Psychiatric Times covered senior drivers on their website and the affect that prohibiting the elderly from driving can have on them. 

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  8. Impact of an Educational Program on the Safety of High-risk Older Drivers — National (04/01/2004)

    Source: Professional Association

    This study was done to determine if an individualized educational program to enhance driver safety skills would reduce the crash rate risk in senior drivers.

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  9. Older Driver Safety: A Report from the Older Drivers Project — National (12/03/2003)

    Source: Expert

    This report was created out of the growing public concern regarding senior drivers and their crash rates.

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  10. Pedestrian Signal Safety for Older Persons — National (06/01/2003)

    Source: Nonprofit Organization

    This report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety studied the walking speed of older pedestrians, and suggested ways to improve signal timing to improve safety while not increasing congestion.

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