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Older drivers face unique safety concerns including vision, reflexes, and physical fitness. We have materials to help guide the discussion with older drivers, and children and caregivers of aging adults.
Many assets are available in English and Spanish. Share this information with partner organizations to help spread the message across all communities.
During this week we explore options and choices for clients when “life happens,” affecting driving and mobility and occupational therapy’s response to these changes.
The number of adults 65 and older increased by 29% between 2012 and 2021 in the United States.
For older adults, mobility is essential to staying engaged, active, and independent, experts say, and many of them continue to be active drivers on the nation's roads.
But in 2021, nearly 7,500 people in that age group were killed in traffic crashes, accounting for 17% of all traffic fatalities.
There are ways to gauge whether you can still safely drive, and transportation alternatives if you need to delegate driving.
So what do people without the option of driving do to get around in rural America? It often comes down to learning to use a patchwork of available options.
So what do people without the option of driving do to get around in rural America? It often comes down to learning to use a patchwork of available options.
Smart, Safe & Sober is a comprehensive statewide partnership aimed at reducing traffic fatalities. It is a joint effort of local law enforcement, the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, the Virginia Highway Safety Office of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Virginia Department of State Police, the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association, and DRIVE SMART Virginia.
Through education and awareness on seat belt use, public service announcements, community events, and high visibility enforcement by state and local law enforcement, the SSS program helps to save lives on Virginia’s highways.
Your healthcare provider or pharmacist can help if your medication is affecting your driving. Let them know if you’re having this side effect.
Learn more about what countermeasures you can take when riding a motorcycle.
Bicyclists are not safeguarded by occupant protection measures found in passenger vehicles and face comparatively high exposure to injury risk in crashes on the roadways. Learn more about bicycle safety with NHTSA Countermeasures.