In this webinar, attendees learned about how to engage older drivers in a thoughtful manner, how to do roadside screening, and where to refer older drivers for more resources to keep them, and our roadways safe.
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Law Enforcement: Your Role in Older Driver Safety — National (05/26/2022)
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Alternative Transportation Handout — National (05/25/2022)
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Questions and Answers Around Older Driver Safety. — National (05/25/2022)
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Introduction to the Clinician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers — National (05/19/2022)
Source: AssociationAOTA created a presentation about the themes of the Clinicians Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers.
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Newly Released Estimates Show Traffic Fatalities Reached a 16-Year High in 2021 — National (05/17/2022)
Source: US Department of TransportationNHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes last year, a 10.5% increase from the 38,824 fatalities in 2020. The project is the highest number of fatalities since 2005.
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Adaptive Driving Aids for Seniors — National (05/17/2022)
Source: AssociationThere are adaptive aids to help seniors stay safely behind the wheel for longer. Learn more about adaptive driving aids for seniors.
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When should older adults stop driving? It depends — California (05/17/2022)
Source: NewsIt takes more than age to determine when it's time to take the keys.
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Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities And Fatality Rate by Sub-Categories in 2021 — National (05/01/2022)
Source: US Department of TransportationThe report shows the increased trend in fatalities in 2020 has continued into 2021, and the increased trend in fatality rate per 100 million VMT in 2020 continued into the first quarter of 2021.
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Visual Scanning Training For Older Drivers — National (05/01/2022)
Source: US Department of TransportationThis study examined the effectiveness of an occupational therapist's visual scanning training program as an intervention to improve the visual scanning performance of healthy older drivers.
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Finding Transportation Services for Seniors — National (04/21/2022)
Source: AssociationThere are many transportations and driving services for elders who can no longer drive themselves. Agingcare can provide ideas on how to search for other transportation options.
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