PennDOT devotes substantial attention and resources to older driver safety and mobility. Recognizing this fact, many of the recommendations offered in this report are intended to build on PennDOT.s current practices. The recommendations for older Pennsylvanians' mobility needs and options directly address mobility issues and indirectly address safety – encouraging older drivers to use transportation alternatives enhances their personal safety and that of other road users. The medical condition reporting, driving skills assessment, and policies and practices recommendations directly address safety of older drivers – by improving their driving skills or rescinding their driving privileges if they can no longer drive safely – and indirectly enhance the safety of all road users when unsafe drivers are taken off the road. The engineering safety countermeasure recommendations directly address safety by mitigating factors that contribute to older driver crashes, thereby increasing the safety of older drivers and all road users. Taken together, these recommendations are intended to help make Pennsylvania's roadways safer for all who use them. (Author/publisher)
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