Journal
TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION
Volume 9, Issue 4, Pages 350-359Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15389580802091199
Keywords
Older Drivers; Licensing; Crash Risk
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Most licensing jurisdictions in Australia currently employ age-based assessment programs as a means to manage older driver safety, yet available evidence suggests that these programs have no safety benefits. This paper describes a community referral-based model license re assessment procedure for identifying and assessing potentially unsafe drivers. While the model was primarily developed for assessing older driver fitness to drive, it could be applicable to other forms of driver impairment associated with increased crash risk. It includes a three-tier process of assessment, involving the use of validated and relevant assessment instruments. A case is argued that this process is a more systematic, transparent and effective process for managing older driver safety and thus more likely to be widely acceptable to the target community and licensing authorities than age-based practices.
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