Driver Education

 AOTA's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, December 4–8, 2017, aims to promote understanding of the importance of mobility and transportation to ensuring older adults remain active in the community

This article is about the likelihood of family physicians becoming more involved in driving retirement discussions with patients affected by cognitive impairment.

This post reports that University of Massachusetts psychological scientist, Alexander Pollatsek found in his research of older drivers that many of their mistakes behind the wheel come from old driving habits. 

With age, a decline in attention capacity may occur and this may impact driving performance especially while distracted. 

DC’s Department of Motor Vehicles has a page on its website specifically for seniors with information regarding licensing.

This paper is a result of research done on existing vehicle systems that are in place promote safe driving.

This study aims to determine the extent to which older drivers can be considered responsible for their crashes.

The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiver Center has information regarding seniors affected with dementia and Alzheimer’s and how to deal with their desire to drive. 

This study was done to determine if crash rates would lessen after post-license education in senior drivers.

This video from the Roadway Safety Foundation promotes the Delaware Department of Transportation's efforts to improve safety for all motorists in the state by implementing design features known to benefit older drivers and pedestrians.