Even healthy adults with a safe driving record tend to make more driving errors as they age, including potentially dangerous mistakes, such as failing to check blind spots, according to a new study.
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.
Utah’s Department of Public Safety release its crash rates per licensed driver by age in 2011.
After a meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens, President John F. Kennedy encouraged all Americans to pay tribute to older people across the country by designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month.
The current study examined if trends in crash rates, crash involvements, and survivability persisted into more recent years.
This paper was done to detail important research needs in various areas on the subject of driver safety and mobility for seniors.
The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists’ website shows that seniors have lower fatal crash rates, but are at a higher risk for fatalities because of their age.
DMV.com covers senior drivers in Indiana by stating that drivers up to age 75 are required to renew their license every 4 years. Drivers ages 75 to 85 can renew their license for a period of 3 years.
This study investigated whether self-monitoring of driving by use of driving would improve driving performance in senior drivers.
This study was done to determine if an individualized educational program to enhance driver safety skills would reduce the crash rate risk in senior drivers.