LICENSING THE OLDER DRIVER: A SUMMARY OF STATE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES. NHTSA TECHNICAL REPORT

Driver licensing practices and procedures within the States which have a differential impact on older drivers are summarized. Actions based on advanced age alone as well as routine licensing functions that disproportionally affect older persons are examined within the context of the basic licensing system. Programs of special interest in three States are also briefly described. The report concludes that the determination of what, if any, differential licensing requirements and procedures can be justified by advanced age alone should begin by focusing attention on the evaluation of those currently in effect and that long term research should be directed toward the development of better methods to identify high-risk drivers on the basis of performance capability, particularly as it is affected by age-related functional impairments.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hawley, H V
  • Tannahill, W J
• Publication Date: 1989-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged drivers; Driver licensing; Driver performance; Drivers; High risk drivers; Personnel performance; States
• Old TRIS Terms: Age factor in driving
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00716835
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-807 443
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 20 1996 12:00AM