Driving Skills/Ability

This video provides law enforcement professionals with tips to help identify potential cognitive impairment and actions to take when there is a concern.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported that older drivers were less likely to be involved in car crashes than prior generations and that they’re also less likely to be killed or injured in a car accident.

Speeding increases crash risk and resulting injury severity. Older drivers are at increased risk of injury due to frailty, at increased risk of crashing due to slower reaction times compared to younger drivers.

Older adult drivers with cognitive impairment pose a potential safety risk to themselves and others. 

Older drivers have an excessively high rate of motor vehicle fatalities compared to other adult age groups, on a per vehicle mile traveled (VMT) basis.

The site also explains Alaska’s state law regarding driver license renewal and how to maintain driving privileges.

Older drivers rated at high crash risk on a computerized vision test are more likely to have driving problems related to distractions in the car.

The National Sheriffs’ Association website has several links for those interested in older driver safety.

The Occupational Therapy e handouts are organized by 85 treatment guides and are based on current research and best practice.

UCLA’s Longevity Center held a community meeting on January 16, 2014 to discuss Driver Safety for Older Adults.