Older drivers
We offer material to help you understand how aging can affect driving and what you can do to continue driving safely as you age.
Overview. Advancing age can bring impairments that affect driving ability. Drivers age 70 and older have higher fatal crash rates per mile traveled than middle- ...
Older Drivers | Missouri Department of Transportation
People age 65 and older account for nearly 21 percent of the licensed drivers in Missouri. Older driver involved fatalities and serious injuries have increased ...
Safe Driving for Older Adults | National Institute on Aging
Use these driving tips to stay safe as an older driver. Learn how aging affects driving and know when it's time to stop.
Older Drivers | Missouri Department of Transportation
Decisions about your ability to drive should never be based on age alone. However, changes in vision, physical fitness and reflexes may cause safety concerns.
How to Understand and Influence Older Drivers - NHTSA
Most people 65 and older change how they drive as they age, choosing to drive only during daylight hours, for example, or limiting where they drive.
Driving helps older adults stay mobile and independent. But the risk of being injured or killed in a traffic crash increases as people age.
Older Drivers - Injury Facts - National Safety Council
Car crash deaths involving older drivers (age 65+) increased 5%, from 9102 in 2020 to 9547 in 2022. Over the last decade, deaths increased 42%.
Aged 65 and over, mature drivers (also referred to as older drivers) represent a growing segment of America's licensed drivers but face an increased risk of ...
Family Conversations With Older Drivers | The Hartford
Information to help families initiate productive and caring family conversations with older adults about driving safety.
Older Driver Safety · Older drivers face unique safety concerns including vision, reflexes, and physical fitness. · Many assets are available in English and ...
Older Drivers and Pedestrians Special Rule - Safety
States will report fatalities and serious injuries involving older drivers and pedestrians 65 years of age and older, consistent with the most current version ...
Older Driver Safety | American Geriatrics Society
Through a cooperative agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), AGS has updated and expanded programs targeting older ...
The Older Driver - Merck Manual Consumer Version
Drivers aged 70 and over have an increased motor vehicle crash risk per miles driven in comparison to middle-aged drivers.
Background on: Older drivers | III - Insurance Information Institute
Older drivers are keeping their licenses longer and driving more miles than ever before. The high fatality rates of this age group reflect the fact that older ...
Tip Sheet: Safety Tips for Older Drivers | HealthInAging.org
Tips and resources for safe older drivers. Consult a driving rehabilitation specialist. These professionals are trained to evaluate older drivers.
Clinician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers
This guide offers recommendations, tools, and resources for the clinical team involved in the care of older adults for use in multiple care settings.
Clinician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers, 4th ...
To guide the clinicians, and healthcare providers the American Geriatrics Society published the 4th edition to give Assessing and Counseling for Older ...
State of Knowledge on Older Drivers
Details: ... Abstract: This report described a systematic literature review that summarizes, evaluates, and synthesizes research published since ...
While growing older does not necessarily constitute a safety risk, when to stop driving is a decision that should be made by the older driver and the older ...