Regulating older drivers are new policies needed?
Are older drivers posing an increasing risk to the public? If they are, what options should policymakers consider to mitigate that risk? This research offers a new perspective on these questions. Using an innovative approach to estimate the extent to which older drivers are on the road and their ris...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
RAND Institute for Civil Justice
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Occasional paper (Rand Corporation)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421500206719 |
| Sumario: | Are older drivers posing an increasing risk to the public? If they are, what options should policymakers consider to mitigate that risk? This research offers a new perspective on these questions. Using an innovative approach to estimate the extent to which older drivers are on the road and their riskiness compared with drivers of other age groups, the study finds that older drivers (those 65 and older) are slightly (16 percent) likelier than drivers aged 25 to 64 to cause an accident and that they pose much less risk to the public than do drivers aged 15 to 24, who are nearly three times likel |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (39 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23). |
| ISBN: | 9781281180797 9786611180799 9780833042842 |
