According to ALBERTA TRANSPORTATION statistics, seniors are the
safest drivers on Alberta roads, it is documented they have the
lowest casualty rates. It is also reality, that they do not cause
the carnage on Alberta roads. This is true across Canada and the U.S.

The fact that seniors are safe drivers, has now been reinforced by
the powerful UNITED STATES INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWY SAFETY. They stated
that they were wrong in thinking that an older population would lead
to more accidents, just the reverse has happened. This was published
February 14, 2014 by Joan Lowry of the Associated Press.

Anne McCartt, the UNITED STATES INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY
senior vice president and co-author of the study has commented,
“This should help ease fears that aging baby boomers are a safety threat”.
” No matter how we looked at the fatal crash data for this age group –
by licensed drivers or miles driven – the fatal crash involvement rates
for drivers 70 and older declined, and did so at a faster pace than the
rates for drivers ages 35 to 54″ she said in a report on the study’s
results.
“The main point is that these 70-80 year olds are really different than
their predecessors,” said Alan Pisarski, author of the authoritative
“COMMUTING IN AMERICA” series, reports on driving trends.

“They learned to drive in a very different era. They are far more
comfortable driving in freeway situations‘

January 21, 2015