The Dilemma of Increasing Media Scrutiny on Older-Adult Driving Fitness
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As several highly publicized traffic collisions occurred in 2003 and 2004, the nation began to give more attention to the issue of older drivers. After several older-driver collisions, California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts examined their license renewal and driver testing policies for both the young and old. We describe these major traffic incidents and discuss their impact on the political, medical, and social forums.
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دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006