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OLDER PEOPLE
The American Insurance Institute for Highway Safety produced a report
that states that"Older drivers are not a serious threat to the health
and safety of other road users." "They kill fewer motorists and
pedestrians than drivers of any other age group and have the lowest
crash rates per licensed driver "
Their studies show that older drivers have a higher death rate than other groups because they are more susceptible to injury, not because they have more accidents. "The general perception is that older drivers are a menace on the road," Susan Ferguson, senior vice president for research at the institute and one of the authors of the studies, said in an interview. "I think the bottom line of the study is that they are really not a menace to anyone but themselves." When older drivers, especially those over 75, are involved in an auto crash, they are more likely to die than younger drivers, who have a far higher accident rate. Despite suggestions that older drivers should have to pass regular driving tests to keep their licenses, Ferguson said tests were not usually effective in predicting who would be involved in a crash. Kit Mitchell formerly of The Road Transport Laboratory has produced a similar report and has allowed us to reproduce it HERE |