Driver Education

Use ChORUS talking points during Older Americans Month to spread knowledge about Older Driver Safety. 

User our infographic image in your social media or in your promotion of Older Americans Month during May. 

Print out our Older Americans Month poster for your social media. 

Use the ChORUS Press Release in your Older Americans Months efforts to spread the word about older driver safety during the month of May.

Distracted or inattentive driving is when a driver engages in any activity that might distract them from the primary task of driving — and increases their risk of crashing.

NSC has great resources and infomration around distracted driving during the month of April. Take the safe-driving pledge

In California, the DMV website provides helpful tips for safe driving, assessing your safety to continue driving, a list of mature driver training classes, and information on required driving tests at certain ages.

The U.S. DOT regulations pertaining to transportation, 49 CFR Parts 27, 37, and 38,are written to ensure non-discrimination so that people with disabilities will not be excluded from or denied participation in using transportation.

As the saying goes, age is just a number. There is no specific age limit on driving. In fact, some older adults continue driving past the age of 100 with good driving records.

Driving is fundamental to quality of life for older adults. Given this, many older adults are reluctant to give up the keys to their car, since life for those who do can be difficult.