Over 80 percent of older adults have a driver’s license. Older adults who drive a car have freedom and independence. They feel more in control and satisfied with their lives.
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Over 80 percent of older adults have a driver’s license. Older adults who drive a car have freedom and independence. They feel more in control and satisfied with their lives.
The number of licensed older drivers in the District increased by 8.8 percent from 59,785 in 2016 to 65,045 in 2020.
Learn about how to our older drivers safety on the road by reading the NHTSA older page.
Use ChORUS Social Media Messaging in your posts during Older Americans Month.
The tool presents data on people 65 and older involved in fatal traffic crashes, and is modeled after the information presented in the Older Population facts sheet. This is the ninth in a series of data visualization tools.
Use the ChORUS press release in your publications to spread the word about older driver safety during ODSAW 2023
2 out of 3 fatal crashes involving older drivers involved other vehicles.
General handout provides information about who ChORUS is and how to utilize the site
Countermeasures That Work is intended to be reference guide for State Highway Safety Offices to help select effective, science based traffic safety countermeasures to address highway safety problems.
Learn the updated statistics about older drivers and how they can be safe in the older drivers chapter in the Countermeasures workbook.