Driver age and crash involvement

Williams, Allen F.; Carsten, Oliver

Affiliations

¹Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Watergate 600, Washington, DC 20037.

²Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds

Abstract

The youngest and oldest drivers have the highest crash risk, but the problem lies predominantly in the youngest age groups because elderly drivers have low exposure. The elderly driver problem will increase gradually as their share of the population increases but will remain relatively small. The bulk of the problem will continue to reside among drivers younger than age 65, particularly the youngest drivers.

Links

DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.79.3.326

PubMed: 2916720

WoS: A1989T652900017

History

Received: 1987-12-24

Accepted: 1988-10-24

Cited By (12)

Year	Entry
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1990	Sjogren H, Bjornstig U. Injuries in the elderly sustained in the traffic environment. In: 34th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). October 1-3, 1990; Scottsdale, AZ.41-55.
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1993	Massie DL, Campbell KL, Williams AF. Involvement rates by driver age and gender based on the 1990 NPTS. In: 37th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). November 4-6, 1993; San Antonio, TX.345-363.
1993	Sjögren H, Björnstig U, Eriksson A, Östrom M. Differences between older and younger drivers: characteristics of fatal car crashes and driver injuries. In: 37th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). November 4-6, 1993; San Antonio, TX.237-253.
1993	Waller PF, Trobe JD, Olson PL, Teshima S, Cook-Flannagan C. Crash characteristics associated with early Alzheimer's disease. In: 37th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). November 4-6, 1993; San Antonio, TX.157-172.
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1995	Massie DL, Campbell KL, Williams AF. Traffic accident involvement rates by driver age and gender. Accid Anal Prev. February 1995;27(1):73-87.
1998	Peek-Asa C, Dean BB, Halbert RJ. Traffic-related injury hospitalizations among California elderly, 1994. Accid Anal Prev. May 1998;30(3):41-50.
1999	McGwin G Jr, Brown DB. Characteristics of traffic crashes among young, middle-aged, and older drivers. Accid Anal Prev. May 1999;31(3):181-198.
1991	Barr RA. Recent changes in driving among older adults. Hum Factors. October 1991;33(5):597-600.
2002	Lyman S, Ferguson SA, Braver ER, Williams AF. Older driver involvements in police reported crashes and fatal crashes: trends and projections. Inj Prev. June 2002;8(2):116-120.