| Title | Medical Review Process and License Disposition of Drivers Referred by Law Enforcement and Other Sources in Virginia |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 45727 |
| Corporate Creator | TransAnalytics, LLC |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20110700 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This year, 2011, the first of the Baby Boom generation begins to reach age 65. This 65- and-older age group, which numbered 35 million in the United States in 2000, will grow to more than 54 million by 2020, and will exceed 70 million by 2030. By 2030, nearly 1 in 5 drivers will be 65 or older (U.S. Census Bureau, 2004). As noted by Rosenbloom (2004), licensing is close to universal among those who will turn 65 in the next 15 years, with almost every U.S. man and more than 9 out of 10 U.S. women entering their retirement years as drivers. Along with the increase in the number of older licensed drivers will be increases in number of drivers with agerelated medical conditions and functional declines that impair safe driving (Owsley, 2004; O’Neill & Dobbs, 2004). Also, although older people made up approximately 12% of the U.S. population in 2004, they accounted for 34% of all prescription medication use and 30% of all over-the-counter medication use (Merck Institute of Aging & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004). Approximately 64% of older adults in a large pharmaceutical database study sample received potentially driver-impairing medications (LeRoy & Morse, 2008). |
| Rosap ID | dot:1935 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1935 |
| TRT Terms | Adults; Aged; High risk drivers; Aged drivers; Traffic safety; Functional analysis; Safety; Risk assessment; Safety and security; Crashes; Ground transportation crashes; Traffic crashes; Crash data; Crash rates; Human factors in crashes; Crash exposure; Data collection; Traffic violations; Moving violations |
| General Subjects | Safety; Older drivers; Functional abilities; Crash analysis; Countermeasure; Driver performance; Driving errors |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
Virginia |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1355897 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 811 484 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/45000/45700/45727/811484.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |