Older drivers' "high per-mile crash involvement": The implications for licensing authorities

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 284-290

  Eberhard, John ^a,b  

^a Aging and Transportation Issues   (United States)

^b Howard County Commission on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash and Fatality Responsibility; Exposure; Frailty; High Risk Drivers; Older Drivers; Senior Mobility

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAR DRIVING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 49449089154     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580801895236     Document Type: Conference Paper

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