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  1. A Tough Question: When Should an Older Driver Stop Driving? — National (11/13/2023)

    Source: University

    Be alert to red flags suggesting that a family member — or you — should consider hanging up the keys.

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  2. Majority of older adults with cognitive impairment still drive — Michigan (07/23/2023)

    Source: University

    Researchers highlight the importance of caregivers having conversations with care recipients and health care professionals about driving.

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  3. Most Older Drivers are Safe Drivers — Vermont (07/20/2023)

    Source: University

    Most Older drivers, or people over 65, are very safe drivers. There are ways we can stay safe on the roads as we get older. 

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  4. Older adults are more easily distracted — National (05/10/2023)

    Source: University

    The study assessed the interaction between physical exertion and short-term memory performance when distractors were present or absent in younger and older adults. 

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  5. New tool helps older adults monitor 'attentional performance' during driving — National (06/01/2022)

    Source: University

    Researchers have developed a straightforward questionnaire that older adults can use to assess their attentional performance during driving. 

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  6. Raging Aging Symposium series, 2021 (session recordings) — National (01/14/2022)

    Source: State Agency/Program

    A pop-up symposium supported by a grant from the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
     

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  7. Older Driver Performance across Six Naturalistic Studies [Traffic Tech] — National (11/01/2021)

    Source: State Agency/Program

    NHTSA sponsored six studies over the previous decade to explore the relationship between age-related changes and older driver performance and behavior. Then another report aggregated and analyzed the data they collected. 

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  8. When taking away keys, don’t drive loved ones into a corner — National (06/01/2020)

    Source: University

    The University of Mississippi Medical Center wrote a blog about what it is like for them as medical professionals having conversations with their older patients about driving and driving retirement. 

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  9. Why Doctors Don’t Like to Discuss Driving with Older Patients — National (09/13/2019)

    Source: University

    “Some adults may prefer advice from a doctor, while others prefer straight talk from family, friends or peers.”

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  10. Taxonomy and Terms for Stakeholders in Senior Mobility — National (11/03/2017)

    Source: State Agency/Program

     The document will help those who encounter older adults with limited mobility, and will help them with communicating potential solutions to preserve and extend safe, independent transportation options for older persons.

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