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An editorial in the Savannah (Georgia) Morning News calls for a reform in the state driving laws. They advocate that “state lawmakers should require changes in education, licensing and highway engineering to help ensure traffic safety.” Forget the age discrimination issue. If you have trouble seeing at night, have slower response times, or think [...]

There’s an unwritten rule about problems. If you’re even bothering to ask if something is a problem, then you can bet your ass it is a problem. Have all the discussion you want, but at the end of the day, the problem is not going away unless someone brings some reality to the proverbial table. [...]

Feeling like a Hell’s Angel this summer? Ready to plunk down the big dough on a real Harley Davidson so you can ride with the boys and slam a few beers after to brag about how you throttled that puppy on the open highway. Well, consider this my leather clad friend: “Deaths among motorcycle operators [...]

States are starting to take a closer look at just how well an older person can handle the task of driving a car. The number of older drivers has risen dramatically as people live longer. Hell, I know someone still driving at 88. That seems insane. Even at 79 the rules seem lax. Texas now [...]

This is not a pretty story with a satisfying ending. It’s the sad tale of an elderly driver who plowed his car into a crowd of people and killed 10 of them. His penalty: five years probation because of his failing health. Where was the family of this man? It’s hard to believe there wasn’t [...]

The automobile, for the most part, fulfills our desire to get from point A to point B. Most trips are uneventful. In the case of George Weller, though, the journey became a trip to the jury, with charges of manslaughter. No, he wasn’t driving drunk. He just happened to be 86 at the time he [...]

California Senior Safe Mobility Summit
October 26, 2006
Hyatt Regency, Newport Beach, California
The Older Californian Traffic Safety (OCTS) Task Force has planned a one-day, high-impact Summit. U.S. and state leaders, subject-matter experts, and nationally recognized researchers will discuss California’s efforts to keep elderly safely mobile. The intent is to show California practitioners the future trends of California’s [...]

The BBC, that bastion of quirky news, has written a great set of articles about sleep and how it affects our lives. One aspect of sleep is your alertness. How quick can you react, say, when you’re driving a car. There’s been plenty of complaints about older drivers, so take the sheep dash test [...]

If you thought this business of older drivers on the road was simply a safety issue, guess again. I was startled to read that men only live on average 6 more years once they give up their driver’s license. Women lives for 10 years. Who knew…
Over the next quarter of a century, the number of [...]

Bella Dinhzarr, AAA automotive researcher, discusses her findings regarding the senior or elderly driver tendences for wearing seat belts and other automotive safety issues at the Washington Automotive Press Association’s (WAPA) lunch.

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At first the headline that older drivers are being blatantly discriminated against sounds like real fodder for somene who enjoys tilting at political windmills. But then your discover that this statement is being made by an insurance company. Hmmmm, we’re not making any bold statement about self-interest, here, but it strikes us as just a [...]

This business of driving and getting older is slowly building into a public issue that doesn’t bode well for society. The right to drive a car is a privilege. The idea of legislating that people need to take driving tests to prove their competence seems mandatory. Otherwise you might find yourself in the situation of [...]

Personally, I really don’t believe anyone should be driving over the age of 65 unless they’ve been subjected to a hearing test, a reaction time test, and demonstrated on the road their ability to drive within a reasonable margin of error when it comes to things like parallel parking, backing up, and driving on a [...]

Elderly pedestrian crosswalk signs are going to become a sign of the times as the Baby Boomer population slips into the clutches of old age. Step lightly and carry a cane to beat off of the teenager growling at you from the bucket seat of his muscle car.

The traffic sign for elderly or disabled people [...]

“This is the first ticket I ever got in my life,” an angry and crusading Coyle told The Times. She wants the “Walk” signal changed to allow more time for pedestrians. “I think people can see I’m being sincere. I’m speaking for all those seniors who can’t get across the street.”
Guilty of “Crossing While Elderly”
The [...]

The Senior News Digest is a glimpse into the politics of growing older around the world. Senior scams offer up the worst of human behavior. Today’s news round-up includes a story about a man who impersonated a police officer in order to gain access to elderly homes in the Indianapolis area.
He flashes what appears [...]

With Baby Boomers now on their way to becoming the largest population of older drivers on the road, look to Japan for a way to deal with the resulting problems and social issues that come from less than ideal reaction times and attentiveness of those behind the wheel. Elderly drivers in Japan are required to [...]

American Institute for Public Safety Mature Driver Safety Program
This program was designed to satisfy the requirements of a Mature Driver, Insurance Discount program. Upon completion of this course, participants may qualify for insurance discounts and/or other incentives in accordance with the local rules and regulations. This unique course targets all of the important aspects of [...]