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This ready-to-use presentation on older adults' transportation safety is ideal for senior and community center audiences. 

With the number of seniors dramatically increasing each year, any professional who works in law enforcement – from judges to police officers – needs to be prepared with resources and tools that keep older drivers safe.
 

"As healthcare providers know, a patient’s wellbeing goes beyond the physician’s office. With more than 15,000 senior driver-related crashes on Virginia roads, talk to your patients about the impacts of age-related change on one’s driving ability.

As a trusted source to your patients, you can empower them to use the tools they need to stay safe and independent on the road."
 

Data from the Department of Transportation shows that over 30 million adults over 65 in the US are driving. Many older adults have been driving for 50 or more years, and it can provide a sense of personal independence, which older adults are reluctant to give up. For most seniors, the loss of their driving ability can make them feel isolated and dependent.

Whether it be due to health concerns, safety concerns, or a mix of both, knowing how and when to approach such a sensitive topic can be intimidating and quite discouraging.

Read on to learn how to approach the subject and how to know when it’s time for aging parents to hang up their keys. 

Study aims to determine what effect driving cessation may have on subsequent health and well-being in older adults.

Due to a decreasing birth rate and longer life expectancy, the proportion of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to rise in coming years. Drivers over 65 drive two billion miles yearly, a number that will increase. For that reason, it is imperative to understand their attitudes and perceptions. It is also important to understand whether drivers over 65 can be treated as one cohesive group, or if there are differences among them.

To evaluate CarFit, an educational program designed to promote optimal alignment of driver with vehicle.

The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of age and health on patterns of driving and self-regulation among older adults who still drive.

This research includes reviewed literature on cognitive, sensory, motor and physical factors associated with safe driving and crash risk in older adults with the goal of developing a model of factors enabling safe driving behaviour.