Resources

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

www.seniordrivers.org
The website provides information, videos, and quizzes to help older drivers stay safely behind the wheel for as many years as possible. It also offers a Mature Operators driver-education program.

AARP

www.aarp.org/55alive
The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation's first and largest classroom driving-refresher course especially designed for motorists age 50 and older.

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)

www.granddriver.info
The GrandDriver website helps older adults, as well as their friends, family, and caregivers, learn about the effects of aging on driving. It provides tips for assessing driving skills, information on ways to keep driving safely as long as possible, and suggestions for children and caregivers.

Alzheimer's Association

www.alz.org/FamCare/DaytoDay/Driving.htm
This fact sheet discusses unsafe driving.

American Medical Association

www.ama-assn.org
Through its public-health programs, the AMA is developing a guide for physicians to counsel older drivers and their loved ones.

American Traffic Safety Services Association

www.atssa.com
The website houses a number of articles in its library about roadway designs that contribute to safety for older drivers.

Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADRS)

www.driver-ed.org
Find fact sheets and a directory of driver-rehabilitation specialists. A driver-rehabilitation specialist can provide a comprehensive evaluation and make recommendations regarding driving.
Phone: (800) 290-4175

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Center for Injury Prevention
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/older.htm
This website contains several pages with statistical information on public-health issues related to driving among older adults.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Healthy Aging Branch
www.cdc.gov/aging
The CDC's aging site provides information on healthy aging and recommendations for health-promotion activities.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

www.hwysafety.org
Check out this website for extensive vehicle safety and crash data information.
Phone: (703) 247-1500

www.hwysafety.org/safety_facts/state_laws/older_drivers.htm
This section of the site provides licensing renewal information by state.

www.hwysafety.org/srpdfs/sr3608.pdf
The institute's newsletter ran a special issue on September 8, 2001, on older drivers (available in PDF format).

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

www.nhtsa.dot.gov
The NHTSA website offers in-depth information about aging and driving through its brochure, Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully, research reports, traffic-safety fact sheets and other materials. Printed brochures are also available.

Also search the NHTSA home page for a wealth of information on injury statistics, special safety program in various regions of the United States, and research and safety pamphlets and reports.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-01/summaries/fars_98.html
This NHTSA database contains fatal crash data from every region of the United State.

The Hartford

At The Crossroads: A Guide to Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia & Driving
www.thehartford.com/alzheimers/brochure.html
This brochure helps persons with dementia and their families maximize independence while minimizing driving risk.

We Need to Talk: Family Conversations with Older Drivers
www.thehartford.com/talkwitholderdrivers/
This brochure provides information to help families initiate productive and caring conversations with older adults about driving safety.

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

www.umtri.umich.edu/library/pdf/2000-14.pdf
This site contains an extensive (47-page) self-assessment guide called Driving Decisions Workbook. The reader responds to an interesting set of questions and receives immediate feedback on the answers.

U.S. Administration on Aging

www.aoa.dhhs.gov
The AOA provides information and resources on a broad range of aging issues.

www.eldercare.gov or 1-800-677-1116
The Eldercare Locator provides information and resources for older adults.