ODSAW 2024 Press Release Template
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week 2024 Sample Press Release
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How to Use ODSAW 2024 Resources
Learn how to use ChORUS resources throughout ODSAQW 2024.
Does Older Adults’ Self-Regulation of Driving Improve Safety? An Examination of Objective and Subjective Driving Patterns in the AAA LongROAD Study
This LongROAD research brief examines the relationship between self-regulation of driving and safety outcomes in older adults using Rapid Deceleration Events (RDEs) and self-reported crashes.
ChORUS: Your Resource for Helping Callers Presentation
This presentation has been prepared to help you educate staff and team members on the tools and resources that the Clearinghouse on Older Road User Safety (ChORUS) offers to help respond to callers with concerns about older adult driving safety.
You Hold the Keys to Your Transportation Future Presentation
This ready-to-use presentation on older adults' transportation safety is ideal for senior and community center audiences.
DrandDriver for Law Enforcement
With the number of seniors dramatically increasing each year, any professional who works in law enforcement – from judges to police officers – needs to be prepared with resources and tools that keep older drivers safe.
GrandDriver for Healthcare Providers
"As healthcare providers know, a patient’s wellbeing goes beyond the physician’s office. With more than 15,000 senior driver-related crashes on Virginia roads, talk to your patients about the impacts of age-related change on one’s driving ability.
As a trusted source to your patients, you can empower them to use the tools they need to stay safe and independent on the road."
Talking to your parents about driving
Data from the Department of Transportation shows that over 30 million adults over 65 in the US are driving. Many older adults have been driving for 50 or more years, and it can provide a sense of personal independence, which older adults are reluctant to give up. For most seniors, the loss of their driving ability can make them feel isolated and dependent.
Aging Parents and Driving: How and When To Broach the Subject With Sensitivity and Understanding
Whether it be due to health concerns, safety concerns, or a mix of both, knowing how and when to approach such a sensitive topic can be intimidating and quite discouraging.
Read on to learn how to approach the subject and how to know when it’s time for aging parents to hang up their keys.
Driving Cessation and Health Outcomes in Older Adults
Study aims to determine what effect driving cessation may have on subsequent health and well-being in older adults.