Mature Drivers: Traffic Safety Tips

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aged drivers
  • Traffic safety
  • Human factors
  • Vision
  • Vision tests
  • Weather conditions
  • Perception
  • elderly drivers
  • mature drivers
• Publication/ Report Number:
  HS-042 264
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00743758
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety
• Abstract:
  This fact sheet, NHTSA Facts: Summer 1996, discusses safety tips for drivers aged 70 and older. It notes that mature drivers: rank lower in aggressive actions; tend to make necessary safety adjustments in their driving, based on their own experience; strongly desire to keep their automobiles to ensure independence and mobility. It discusses the safety problems which come with age, and emphasizes that older drivers are not necessarily unsafe; they just need to become more aware of safety. Safety issues detailed include vision checks; avoidance of driving in bad weather; how to leave your vehicle; adjusting head restraints; wearing seat belts; where to place grandchildren in the car; and driving with air bags. A checklist to peruse before driving is included. These items note possible occurrences on the road, and how to handle them.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13741/dot_13741_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 471.58 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:09723d1d80b4a0c124f63fc68eb2ca006d65707dd85f9a0a981c62fc8eaa590c