Older Driver
If you are an older driver or a caregiver, NHTSA encourages you to talk about driving safety. They offer materials to help you understand the effects of aging and driving.
Vehicle Safety
5 Ways to Make Your Car More Accessible
AARPs 5 Ways to Make Your Car More Accessible is a good starting point in the process of learning what you can add to your vehicle. An occupational therapist can help you find the safest and appropriate gear to help with your mobility.
Unchecked Recalls Pose Roadway Risks
Check to Protect is a campaign that focuses on drivers of vehicles five years old or older and rivers of used cars.
Safety Issues & Recalls
Every Vehicle has a unique VIN. Enter a VIN to learn f a specific vehicle need to be repaired as part of a recall.
Older Adults and Perceptions in Self-Driving, Ride-Hailing Services
This research is of interest to older adults, their families, and those who provide health and social services because older adults outlive their decision to stop driving by about 10 years.
Older Adults Perceptions of Self- Driving Ride Hailing Services PDF
This research is of interest to older adults, their families, and those who provide health and social services because older adults outlive their decision to stop driving by about 10 years.
Older Driver Safety Program
The program utilizes a public health approach to develop collaborative relationships and processes to determine appropriate education, environmental, policy interventions for health and safety professionals, as well as the public
Winter Safety Tips
During the winter, your driving safety plan should change from your driving safety plan that you have during the warmer months. Rain, ice, snow, and unexpected cold fronts can keep you on your toes and challenge road safety. Road Safe Seniors has rounded up a few winter safety tips to share.
Prep your car before you go anywhere. Here are a few things to check:
Tire Pressure
As the outside temperature drops, so does the inflation pressure. Make sure each tire is filled to the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended inflation pressure.
5 Best Small SUVs for Seniors
Finding the best car for seniors includes considering a number of different features from accessibility and ease of use to the overall comfort in their vehicle.
For Seniors Driving Same 'Ol" Vehicles Raises The Risks of a Deadly Crash
“Retirement vehicles”— older, smaller, outdated cars that lack crucial safety features that can help prevent or mitigate crashes, are common among older drivers 70 and over.