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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 13 > Older drivers are safer and safer, study finds

Older drivers are safer and safer, study finds

By Tara Parker-Pope / The Bulletin
January 13, 2009

Drivers over 70 are keeping their licenses longer and driving more than earlier generations, a trend that has led to dire predictions about car accident risks for aging baby boomers.

But new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety should ease those fears.

It shows that fatal car....

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