Older driver involvements in police reported crashes and fatal crashes: trends and projections
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Older driver involvements in police reported crashes and fatal crashes: trends and projections.
OBJECTIVES Older drivers have become a larger part of the driving population and will continue to do so as the baby boomers reach retirement age. The purpose of this study was to identify the potential effects of this population increase on highway safety. METHODS Driver involvement rates for all police reported crashes were calculated per capita, per licensed driver, and per vehicle-mile of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Prevention
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1353-8047
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.2.116