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  1. Characteristics of Traffic Crashes Among Young, Middle-aged, and Older Drivers — National (05/01/1999)

    Source: Expert

    This is a study of the varying characteristics of car crashes among young, middle-aged and older drivers.

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  2. Driving Cessation and Changes in Mileage Driven Among Elderly Individuals — National (09/01/1998)

    Source: Expert

    This is a study of driving cessation among seniors and the changes in mileage driven among the elderly.

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  3. Confidence In, and Self-rating Of, Driving Ability Among Older Drivers — Connecticut (05/01/1998)

    Source: Expert

    Active drivers in a representative cohort of older individuals age 77 years and older in New Haven, Connecticut were interviewed. 

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  4. Illinois: Impact from Changes in IL Drivers License Renewal Requirements for Older Drivers — Illinois (01/01/1998)

    Source: Expert

    This report shows the impact in Illinois when the driver's license renewal length shortened from 4 to 2 years for those ages 81-86 and 1 year for those ages 87 and up.

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  5. Trends in Highway Safety: Effects of an Aging Population on Accident Propensity — National (08/01/1995)

    Source: Expert

    This research speaks to the U.S’s aging population and propensity for car crashes.

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  6. Psychoactive Medications and Injurious Motor Vehicle Collisions Involving Older Drivers — National (11/01/1994)

    Source: Expert

    Older drivers have the second highest risk for motor vehicle collisions of any age group, after adolescents. Psychoactive medications may place older drivers at increased risk for injurious motor vehicle collisions.

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  7. Compensation in Older Drivers as Reflected in Their Fatal Accidents — National (02/01/1994)

    Source: Expert

    To estimate safety effects of compensatory changes in the driving behavior of older drivers (age 65+), their fatal accidents were compared with those of young and middle-aged drivers (26-40 years) in different situations.

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  8. Cognitive-Motor Abilities of the Elderly Driver — National (02/01/1992)

    Source: Expert

    This article reviews information the effects of old age on motor abilities as it relates to driving behavior.

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  9. Vision, Aging, and Driving: The Problems of Older Drivers — National (01/01/1992)

    Source: Expert

    This research was done on adults ages 22-92 years old in regard to their visual difficulties when driving and performing everyday tasks

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  10. Visual Requirements for Safety and Mobility of Older Drivers — National (10/01/1991)

    Source: Expert

    This paper was done to assess visual deterioration with aging and how to deal with issues in visual functions and driving.

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