AIADA Concerns Regarding Older Drivers
Wednesday, March 31st, 2004 AutoThe American International Auto Dealers Association (AIADA) has indicated that traffic safety of aging Americans is fast becoming one of the greatest public safety concerns of government, auto manufacturers, and insurance companies. "According to federal data, the number of Americans over the age of 70 involved in fatal traffic accidents increased by 33 percent from 1989 to 1999, even as traffic fatalities overall declined by nine percent during that period," said the bulletin. "By the end of the decade, the largest generation of Americans -- the Baby Boomers -- will begin entering retirement age," explained AIADA chairman Buzz Rodland. "It's a concern because there appears to be a direct relationship between age and the risk of traffic fatality."
