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Citation

Barr RA. Hum. Factors 1991; 33(5): 597-600.

Affiliation

Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1769678

Abstract

Driving statistics comparing drivers aged at least 65 years with all drivers are examined for the years 1980 and 1989. In that time older driver fatalities had increased substantially despite a decrease in total driver fatalities. Analyses of size of population, numbers of licensed drivers, estimates of miles driven, and crash rates for these two years imply that the rise in total older driver deaths is related to increasing numbers of older adults who are licensed to drive and an increase in likelihood of fatality following a motor vehicle crash. This latter effect may be associated with a very substantial rise in the numbers of licensed drivers age 70 and older.

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