HELPING OLDER MOTORISTS DRIVE MORE SAFELY.

Older drivers aren't causing more traffic accidents, but they are more likely to be injured in a crash, according to a study commissioned by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and conducted by the Center for the Advancement of Public Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va. It focused on understanding safety issues pertaining to drivers age 70 and older and improving measures already in use, especially vision testing, traffic safety habits, and licensing procedures. The results have been distributed to every DMV in the nation.

"Mature drivers do not cause more crashes than other drivers," notes Virginia...