The Massachusetts Department of Transportation reports that intersections are the most commonly cited places for car accidents to occur that involve elderly drivers. The two leading causes for these crashes are when a senior driver fails to yield to traffic that has the right of way and when turning left against the opposite lane of travel. These two instances account for the majority of accidents caused by senior drivers in the Commonwealth.
While the department emphasizes that driving is based on one’s physical and mental ability, not one’s age, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reported that elderly drivers cause about 12% of all fatal crashes in the U.S. and cause just under 20% of all deadly accidents involving pedestrians.
In Massachusetts, drivers who are aged 75 or older and who need to renew their driver’s license are required to do so in person at a Registry of Motor Vehicles branch. A vision test must be passed at that time or proof shown that the driver has a Vision Screening Certificate in order for the license to be renewed.
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