Traffic safety facts 2006 data : older population.

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In 2006, 12 percent of the total U.S. resident population (37 million) were people age 65 and older.In the decade ending in 2005 there were 29 million older licensed drivers (2006 data not available) — a 17-percent increase from 1995. In contrast, the total number of licensed drivers increased by only 14 percent from 1995 to 2005. Older drivers made up 15 percent of all licensed drivers in 2005, compared with 14 percent in 1995.In 2006, 202,000 older individuals were injured in traffic crashes, accounting for 8 percent of all the people injured in traffic crashes during the year. These older individuals made up 14 percent of all traffic fatalities, 14 percent of all vehicle occupant fatalities, and 19 percent of all pedestrian fatalities.Most traffic fatalities involving older drivers in 2006 occurred during the daytime (81%), on weekdays (72%), and involved other vehicles (72 %). (Author/publisher)

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C 42232 [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, 2008, 6 p.; DOT HS 810 808 (Updated March 2008)

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