Courtesy Road Safety Observatory:

Key Findings:

• Different driver age groups cannot be validly compared for crash involvement, if crash rates have been calculated solely on the basis of distance travelled.
• The present study has shown that after being matched for yearly driving distance, most drivers aged 75 years and above were safer than younger age groups.
• Only low mileage older drivers (just over 10% of older drivers in the survey) indicated a relatively high self-reported crash rate.

Published: Accid Anal Prev; 38(3): 574-8, 2006

Authors: Langford, J., Methorst, R., & Hakamies-Blomqvist, L.