Coping with the Aging Driving Population

In recent years, there has been increased attention given to older drivers and their role in highway safety. Highly publicized crashes, increases in older driver fatality rates, and other related factors have been the basis for policy revisions, educational campaigns, and additional research aimed at reducing the safety risks associated with older drivers. Thus, this research project offers the following information to the MassDOT Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) Division, and other stakeholders, for possible implementation: alternative licensing strategies and/or restrictions for older drivers; an analysis of existing state regulations relevant to older drivers; and a qualitative reflection regarding the mobility options available to older adults that no longer drive. The research approach was generated by a multifaceted review of published and unpublished literature, an analysis of older driver crash characteristics, an analysis of the existing infrastructure for providing a network of mobility options for older adults that no longer drive, and a nationwide survey of State DOTs. The analysis of these specific project elements resulted in recommendations for improvements in Massachusetts regarding both licensing renewal practices and the potential implementation of alternative systems within existing mobility network for older adults.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.umasstransportationcenter.org/Document.asp?DocID=15
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36356
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  University Transportation Center, 214 Marston Hall
  Amherst, MA  United States  01003

  Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  Office of Transportation Planning
  Boston, MA  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Knodler Jr, Michael A
  • Collura, John
  • Rothenberg, Heather A
  • Tupper, Steven
  • Peabody, Deanna
  • Riessman, Robin
  • Kennedy, Jennifer R
• Publication Date: 2016-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 137p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Aging (Biology); Driver licensing; Driver performance; Mobility; Regulations; Traffic safety; Transportation disadvantaged persons
• Identifier Terms: Massachusetts Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01667209
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SPRII.06.23
• Contract Numbers: ISA 060147
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 25 2018 11:14AM