Older Drivers Power Point

Older Driver Safety- April 2007, Report to the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate 

Older Adult Drivers: Fact Sheet, Center for Disease Control & Prevention

AARP Driver Safety 

AARP Older Drivers & Automobile Safety Fact Sheet

Older Driver Safety Project 

Issue Update March 2008 

Senior Driver Sites 

• Seniordrivers.org - The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's website on issues pertaining to seniors and their families. Driving tips, safety, and mobility alternatives are covered in detail.

• AARP - Home page of AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons), a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to addressing the needs and interests of persons 50 and older.

• Administration on Aging - A collection of links and resources for seniors.

• AgeNet - Article By Rod Clark: Making the "Key" Decision When Should an Older Adult Surrender Their Keys? Includes assessment and checklist, and methods to handle asking senior drivers to give up driving.

• Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Driving - A booklet on Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and how such degenerative diseases affect an older person's ability to drive.  Includes a "contract" for the elderly person to complete with his/her family on driving. 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Older Adult Drivers webpage. Contains older driver facts.

• Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully - A booklet entitled Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully, created by NHTSA.

• Easter Seals - Web page devoted to Transportation Solutions for Caregivers. Contains information on prevention of and ways to deal with agitation, resources, and product information.

• How's My Driving? - A pdf file featuring a senior program sponsored by hows.com (How's my driving. Com).  The brochure describes 10 steps seniors may follow to better monitor their driving.

• Model Driver Screening and Evaluation Program - Three-volume document describing a model for new driver screening and evaluation program for older people.

• National Institute on Aging's "Age Page" - Age page from the National Institute on Aging provides statistics, information on senior driving, and links to other resources on aging.

• Safe Senior Citizen Driving - Guide from helpguide.org on safe senior driving tips, a few statistics on senior drivers, and provides links to other senior driving sites.

For more information contact TMCEC at 800.252.3718

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