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  1. Driving Cessation: The Perspective of Senior Drivers — National (08/03/2006)

    Source: Professional Association

    An educational intervention to aid older drivers in self‐evaluating driving skills and coping with the driving cessation dilemma is proposed.

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  2. Giving Up Driving May Be Express Lane To Long-term Care — National (07/19/2006)

    Source: News

    Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found that elders who stay behind the wheel are less likely to enter nursing homes or assisted living centers than those who have never driven or who have given up driving altogether.

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  3. 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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  4. A Pocket Guide to Improve Traffic Control and Mobility for Our Older Population — National (01/01/2003)

    Source: State Agency/Program

    This pocket guide helps transportation professionals consider the needs of an aging population and covers three key areas -- intersections/interchanges, curves, and temporary traffic control situations (e.g., workzones).

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  5. Driving and Alternatives: Older Drivers in Michigan — Michigan (01/01/2003)

    Source: Professional Association

    This paper shows the results of a statewide telephone conducted in Michigan of drivers and former drivers ages 65 and older on their transportation mode choices and whether they planned for when they could no longer drive.

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  6. Massachusetts: Pedestrian Safety Guidelines for Residential Streets in Boston — Massachusetts (08/01/2000)

    Source: Local Program

    The city of Boston published its plan to improve pedestrian safety in residential areas.

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  7. Driving Decisions Workbook — National (01/01/2000)

    Source: University

    The Department of Transportation and the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute to assist drivers in understanding age-related changes that can affect your ability to drive safely.

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  8. Illinois: The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Blog — Illinois 

    Source: Local Program

    The Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Mass Transit District blog.

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  9. North Carolina: Contact and Locations for Driving Licensing — North Carolina 

    Source: State Agency/Program

    This website provides information for the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles for all ages. It provides information on current driving laws and regulations, obtaining a license or ID, and obtaining a driving record.

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  10. Tip Sheet: Safety Tips For Older Drivers — National 

    Source: Nonprofit Organization

    Various physical issues linked to aging can interfere with safe driving, it’s important that older drivers—and the people who care for them—evaluate their needs to keep them safe while they’re on the road.

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