Traffic Safety and Older Drivers
This article talks about age related changes and impact on driving safety, cognition and reaction times, visual impairment, injuries and prevention.
Driver Education
Overestimation of on-road driving performance is associated with reduced driving safety in older drivers
Overestimation of on-road driving performance is associated with reduced driving safety in older drivers.
Safety potential of crash avoidance features, improved headlights, and V2V-enhanced technologies for older drivers
These findings underscore the need to bring intersection assistance technologies to the consumer market. Everyone stands to benefit from currently available crash avoidance features and improved headlights and promoted among drivers
Senior Center Presentation
ChORUS developed a presentation slide deck that you can use to present to older adults to promote older driver safety in your community.
Aging and Adult Services
The Division of Aging and Adult Services works to promote independence and enhance the dignity of North Carolina's older adults and their families through a community based on services and benefits.
Transportation Services
Transportation services provide travel to and/or from community resources providing needed services or carrying out activities of daily living.
Traveling with Seniors? Read Our Summer Safety Travel Tips!
Hope Senior Home Care wants to share tips to make traveling easier with your elderly loved ones.
8 Tips for Summer Travel by Car With Seniors
There is no reason to let physical limitations restrict your travel. In addition to making sure your car is properly serviced and ready for the trip, here are more tips for traveling by car.
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week 2023
During the holiday season and throughout the year, we all want those in our community to be safe. Help us get the word out for Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (ODSAW).
Every year, the Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), observe ODSAW. This year, ODSAW runs from December 4-8, 2023, and ChORUS has developed a campaign dedicated to promoting road safety among older drivers.
Driving Safety and Dementia
If the older adult in your life has been diagnosed with dementia, they may not have to stop driving right away. However, there are signs that family members and caregivers should watch for to ensure that the older driver is safe on the road.
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) laid out a list of signs that someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia should stop driving include: