Baker Tara Kelley, Falb Timothy, Voas Robert, Lacey John
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705, USA.
J Safety Res. 2003;34(4):399-405. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2003.09.012.
By 2030, there will be approximately 70 million older people (65+) in the United States, more than twice their number in 2000. This increase also represents an increased percentage of older licensed drivers. Thus, it is important to understand the special circumstances of how they may be involved in traffic crashes.
This study used the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), which is a census of all fatal crashes occurring in the United States over the last two decades maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to study the special characteristics of fatal crashes involving females older than 70 years.
The results indicate that senior women are overrepresented in crashes that occur under the "safest" conditions, on roads with low speed limits, in daylight, when traffic is low (not at rush hour), when the weather is good, and when the roads are dry.
到2030年，美国将有大约7000万老年人（65岁及以上），这一数字是2000年的两倍多。这一增长也意味着老年持证驾驶者的比例有所增加。因此，了解他们可能卷入交通事故的特殊情况非常重要。
本研究使用了死亡分析报告系统（FARS），该系统是由美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）维护的过去二十年在美国发生的所有致命车祸的普查，以研究涉及70岁以上女性的致命车祸的特殊特征。
结果表明，老年女性在“最安全”条件下发生的车祸中占比过高，这些条件包括限速较低的道路、白天、交通流量低（非高峰时段）、天气良好以及道路干燥时。
