TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Driving & Older Adults A1 - Harmon, Annie C. A1 - Carr, David B. A2 - Walter, Louise C. A2 - Chang, Anna A2 - Chen, Pei A2 - Harper, G. Michael A2 - Rivera, Josette A2 - Conant, Rebecca A2 - Lo, Daphne A2 - Yukawa, Michi PY - 2021 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e AB - In 2017, one out of every five licensed drivers in the United States was age 65 years or older. Concern about older drivers has grown along with the number of older drivers on the roads, reinforced by sensationalized media reports about rare but tragic fatalities caused by impaired older drivers. As a group, the 43.6 million older licensed drivers are very safe, with lower absolute yearly crash rates than younger counterparts and fewer aggressive driving behaviors. According to data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, exposure-adjusted crash risk increases around age 75 years. However, chronologic age plays less of a role in older adults’ driving outcomes than health issues that threaten the ability to continue driving safely. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180019244 ER -