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Regulating older drivers: how are the states coping?
Author(s)	Roger W Cobb, Joseph F Coughlin
Journal title	Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 9, no 4, 1997
Pages	pp 71-87
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Driving capability ; Drivers accidents ; Social policy ; United States of America.
Annotation	In the United States (US), the population is growing older and its dependence on the car for mobility has never been higher. Traffic safety data indicate that older drivers have more fatal accidents than other age groups. As more people approach older age the safety issues surrounding older drivers will become more important. Findings from a survey of state driver's licensing agencies in 1995 are reported, identifying the practices of states and the perceptions of licensing officials. The results indicate a diversity in approaches and a series of institutional and behavioural conflicts in the older driver policy sub-system that contribute to imperfect licensing controls.
Accession Number	CPA-980406412 A
Classmark	OPF: OPD: TM2: 7T
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