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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220106603321

Autore

Loughran David S. <1969->

Titolo

Regulating older drivers : are new policies needed? / / David S. Loughran, Seth A. Seabury, Laura Zakaras

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Institute for Civil Justice, 2007

ISBN

1-281-18079-3

9786611180799

0-8330-4284-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (39 p.)

Collana

Occasional paper

Altri autori (Persone)

SeaburySeth A

ZakarasLaura

Disciplina

343.7309/46

Soggetti

Drivers' licenses - United States

Older automobile drivers - Government policy - United States

Traffic safety - United States - Evaluation

Risk assessment - United States

Traffic regulations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23).

Nota di contenuto

Estimating the relative riskiness of older drivers -- The relative riskiness of older drivers -- Policy implications.

Sommario/riassunto

Are older drivers posing an increasing risk to the public? If they are, what options should policymakers consider to mitigate that risk? This research offers a new perspective on these questions. Using an innovative approach to estimate the extent to which older drivers are on the road and their riskiness compared with drivers of other age groups, the study finds that older drivers (those 65 and older) are slightly (16 percent) likelier than drivers aged 25 to 64 to cause an accident and that they pose much less risk to the public than do drivers aged 15 to 24, who are nearly three times likel