WHAT: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety will release a new study that analyzes 25 years of police-level crash data from nearly 4 million injury crashes. The study answers the questions: Does your age really increase the likelihood of dying in a crash? By how much and at what ages? How is driver age related to fragility, illness, perceptual lapses and left-turn crashes?

This study will provide new information about older drivers. AAA will present solutions to reduce older driver
crashes and save lives.

WHY: People over 65 are the fastest-growing population in the United States. By 2020, there will be more than 40 million licensed drivers ages 65 and older.

WHO: Peter Kissinger, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety,
President & CEO
Lindsay Griffin, Ph.D., Texas Transportation Institute
Bella Dinh-Zarr, Ph.D., AAA, Director of Traffic Safety
Policy

WHEN: Wednesday, February 18 - 10 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

WHERE: National Press Club--ZENGER ROOM
529 14th Street, NW,
Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: Fairley Washington, 202-638-3001
Mantill Williams, 202-942-2082, cell: 202-253-6419

Note: B-roll package will be available via satellite the day of the conference; coordinates will be available shortly.

Contact:
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Fairley Washington, 202-638-3001
Mantill Williams, 202-942-2082, cell: 202-253-6419

Source: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

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