Giving Up Driving a Long, Hard Road for Older Motorists. / Katherine Spitz.
by Spitz, Katherine; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 48Family. Publisher: Knight-Ridder (1999-June 2002), 2002ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Ability -- Influence of age on | Aged automobile drivers | Traffic accidentsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Both nationally and in Ohio, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of accidental deaths, according to the National Safety Council. And per miles driven, motorists age 75 and older have the highest rate of fatal and nonfatal crashes of any age group." (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL) This article, which examines the dangers that often confront elderly drivers, reports that "older adults can lose their sharp vision, have less physical strength, less feeling in their extremities, and less joint mobility, plus take more time to react while driving.".
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Originally Published: Giving Up Driving a Long, Hard Road for Older Motorists, Jan. 13, 2002; pp. F1+.
"Both nationally and in Ohio, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of accidental deaths, according to the National Safety Council. And per miles driven, motorists age 75 and older have the highest rate of fatal and nonfatal crashes of any age group." (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL) This article, which examines the dangers that often confront elderly drivers, reports that "older adults can lose their sharp vision, have less physical strength, less feeling in their extremities, and less joint mobility, plus take more time to react while driving.".
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