ROCHESTER, N.Y. — This week marks Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, a campaign dedicated to helping older adults stay safe on the road. By 2030, over 70 million people will be 65 or older, with most ...

In 2020, approximately 48 million licensed drivers were older than 65 years. Within this age group, car crashes led to 7,480 deaths and 149,881 non-fatal injuries. Moreover, 17% of people older than ...

Older drivers are being offered the chance to take part in new “driving assessments” to check if they are safe to keep a ...

MAKE THESE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. I FELT LIKE I WAS BEING SET UP TO FAIL. 76 YEAR OLD FRANCIS BREW WAS FORCED TO STOP DRIVING. MY DRIVING IS FINE, SHE TOLD HER DOCTOR ABOUT BEING EXTREMELY TIRED WHEN ...

Older drivers who have worse spatial orientation ability experience greater difficulty when making turns across oncoming traffic, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Older drivers have been told sitting an "assessment" can help them top up driving skills and keep their licences. Having an independent older driver assessment can help to top up the driving skills ...

Older motorists may face 'medical fitness to drive' tests and could be forced to surrender their driving licence to the DVLA. Essex Police’s Roads Policing Investigations team's sergeant Pete Sharpe ...

The police have issued a warning over age-related changes in vision, reaction time, and cognitive function can present ...

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Essex Police has introduced a pioneering approach to road safety, working with health professionals to help older drivers ...

While most ophthalmologists and optometrists aim to routinely ask older patients about their driving vision, they often fail to follow up with further questions or communications on the topic, ...