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State Practices Promoting Older Driver Safety (BTS-12)

Older Drivers
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2020

This project resulted in a guide for state highway safety offices to enhance older driver safety.

Project Overview

The objective of this research was to develop a guide for state highway safety offices to enhance older driver safety based on Highway Safety Program Guideline No. 13, Older Driver Safety. This NHTSA guideline states that all states should have a program to reduce older driver crashes, fatalities, and injuries. These programs address driver licensing and medical review of at-risk drivers, medical and law enforcement education, roadway design, and collaboration with social services and transportation services providers.

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Mature & Elderly Drivers

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Federal Research Projects
Term raw: Federal Research Projects | Slug: federal-research-projects
June 26, 2025

Effects of Pre-hospital Blood Programs and Improved EMS Response Time on the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality (BTS-43)

The objective of this research is to determine the accuracy of the FARS estimate that 40 percent of motor vehicle fatalities were alive at the scene by reviewing a sample of motor vehicle fatalities who did not die at the scene to determine if improved interventions, such as the availability of pre-hospital care options, blood products, and improved response times would improve survivability.
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