Elderly driver dangers

 · The NHTSA advises family members to look for the following indicators that an elderly driver may no longer be safe behind the wheel: Drifting into other lanes Straddling lanes Making sudden lane changes Ignoring or missing stop signs and traffic signals Increased confusion while driving in traffic Author: Marlo Sollitto. NHTSA is dedicated to promoting safe behaviors on our nation’s roads. Between and , the U.S. population of people 65 and older increased by 34%. Because of the increasing proportion of older drivers on our nation’s roads, NHTSA is dedicated more than ever to promoting safe behaviors of older drivers on our nation’s roads. With over 32 million licensed drivers over the age of 65 on the road throughout the United States, it is inevitable that traffic collisions with these drivers will occur. However, without continuous and extensive driver’s license testing or renewal procedures in place for this age group, the chances of an accident will only increase with time. For example, when an elderly woman’s vision Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

The NHTSA advises family members to look for the following indicators that an elderly driver may no longer be safe behind the wheel: Drifting into other lanes Straddling lanes Making sudden lane changes Ignoring or missing stop signs and traffic signals Increased confusion while driving in traffic. Despite the frequency of elderly drivers causing crashes, most other people were concerned more with distracted drivers, teen drivers, and drunk drivers. Interestingly, those who are 65 and over are most likely to consider elderly drivers more of a danger on the road than drunk drivers. Do You Have Concerns About an Older Driver? Stiff Joints and Muscles. As you age, your joints may get stiff, and your muscles may weaken. Arthritis, which is common among older adults, might Trouble Seeing. Trouble Hearing.

Although seniors rarely drove as far as younger drivers did, older adults had better safety records per mile driven. In , for the first time. Advancing age can bring impairments that affect driving ability. Drivers age 70 and older have higher fatal crash rates per mile traveled than middle-aged. True or false? Most older drivers drive as safely as anyone else. It's just that a few bad apples, particularly those behind the wheel despite.