Changing Vehicles to Reduce Older Driver Fatalities: An Effective Approach?

In this study, the authors examined Florida crash data, 2014-2018, to compare vehicle characteristics of crashes involving drivers aged 70 and older and drivers aged 35-54. The older drivers were more likely to be driving older model vehicles that did not include safety features such as side airbags and electronic stability control. Two crash scenarios were developed to evaluate whether older driver fatalities would decline if they drove vehicles with similar features to those vehicles driven by the middle-aged drivers. Results suggested that older driver fatalities would decline if their vehicles were changed to newer model vehicles with crash mitigation features.

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  • English

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  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 22p

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  • Accession Number: 01845118
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 10 2022 3:31PM