Technical Report Documentation: "Family and Friends of Older Drivers: Final Report", DOT HS 809 307, August 2001

1. Report No. DOT HS 809 307	2. Government Accession No.		3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle FAMILY AND FRIENDS CONCERNED ABOUT AN OLDER DRIVER			5. Report Date August, 2001
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7. Author(s) H. L. Sterns, R. Sterns, R. Aizenberg, J. Anapole			8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address Creative Action, Inc. 680 N. Portage Path Akron, OK 44303			10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
			11. Contract or Grant No. DTNH22-95-C-05162
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Research and Traffic Records National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington DC 20590			13. Type of Report and Period Covered research report
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15. Supplementary Notes Amy Berning was the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for this project.
16. Abstract To provide families, friends, healthcare providers, law enforcement personnel, and community and social services with information to assist older adults whose capabilities make them potentially unsafe to drive, a series of research tasks were conducted, including a literature review of public information materials on family and friends' involvement with the driving decisions of older adults, identification of current state and provincial requirements and practices regarding identification of high risk older drivers, and identification of information resource needs among professionals. Researchers also conducted a series of focus groups to determine the feasibility of involving family and friends in identifying and helping at-risk older drivers limit or stop unsafe driving. The final result of these efforts was the development guidelines and materials on what concerned families need to do to help at-risk older drivers.
17. Key Words older driver, care-giver, safety, mobility, license		18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the NTIS
19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified	20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified		21. No. of Pages	22. Price