Are Older Drivers Becoming Safer?
December 25th, 2008
Contrary to popular belief and even past statistics, older drivers are changing their ways on the roads. A new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study shows crash deaths among drivers older than 70 have fallen by 21 percent between 1997 and 2006 — and that’s despite the fact that the older population has actually risen by 10 percent. “Compared with drivers ages 35-54, older drivers experienced much bigger declines Read more…