Traffic safety facts 2005 data : older population.

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In 2005, 12 percent of the total U.S. resident population (over 36 million) were people age 65 years and older. There were over 28 million older licensed drivers in 2004 (2005 data not available) — a 17-percent increase from 1994. In contrast, the total number of licensed drivers increased by only 13 percent from 1994 to 2004. Older drivers made up 15 percent of all licensed drivers in 2004, compared with 14 percent in 1994. In 2005, 191,000 older individuals were injured in traffic crashes, accounting for 7 percent of all the people injured in traffic crashes during the year. These older individuals made up 15 percent of all traffic fatalities, 14 percent of all vehicle occupant fatalities, and 20 percent of all pedestrian fatalities. Most traffic fatalities involving older drivers in 2005 occurred during the daytime (79%), on weekdays (73%), and involved other vehicles (73 %). (Author/publisher) All HTML Files of 2005 Traffic Safty Fact Sheets: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2005/2005TSF/index.htm

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C 36956 [electronic version only]
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Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA, National Center for Statistics & Analysis NCSA, 2006, 6 p.; DOT HS 810 622

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