Richard Emmons, 83, likes to spend his weekends cruising around in a 1995 Jaguar convertible with a big 12-cylinder engine. His weekday drive is either a 2009 Volkswagen Eos or the $82,000 Audi A8 sedan he bought in November. After …
Every day in America, roughly 10,000 people turn age 65. To help keep roadways safe as America grays and to help preserve the freedom of mobility of older drivers, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are …
A new report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says that older Americans are driving more than seniors in previous generations. Released last month the report – Understanding Older Drivers: An Examination of Medical Conditions, Medication Use and Travel …
You may have only had one glass of wine with dinner, but if you’re 55 or older, that single serving may hit you hard enough to make you a dangerous driver. So, baby boomers, what you suspected is true: you …
Safety researchers expressed concern a decade ago that traffic accidents would increase as the nation’s aging population swelled the number of older drivers on the road. Now, they say they’ve been proved wrong. Today’s drivers aged 70 and older are …
Dolly Wagner barely bumped the girl’s bicycle with her car. It wasn’t even enough to knock the 10-year-old to the ground. The girl later giggled about what had happened. But that accident five years ago – the first in five …
AARP debuted its new smart driver course on January 1, 2014. The new course is available in a classroom setting, led by certified volunteer instructors, in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and in U.S. territories. The new version …
In support of Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (December 2-6), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a new strategic plan that will serve as a roadmap to ensure the safety of our nation’s growing …
The U.S. Transportation Department said last week it is looking at ways to expand its vehicle safety ratings in response to rapidly changing technology, including the addition of ratings to help inform older drivers. Innovations such as blind-spot detection and …
Officials unveiled a public health campaign on March 20 aimed at helping get aging Missouri men and women off the roads when it’s no longer safe for them to drive and at preparing them for life without a license. The …