Children/Novice drivers/Older drivers

Children

Children are the most vulnerable traffic participants. While cars are becoming safer for children as car passengers, the highest risk of fatality for children is still as car passenger, followed as pedestrians and then as cyclists.

Road safety measures for children need special attention as children are not just small adults. You can find more about children and road safety in the text on this issue below.

Text on children and road safety (DaCoTA, 2012)

Novice drivers

In every crash and fatality statistic, 16-24 year old drivers are largely over-represented. You can find more about the magnitude and causes of the problem, and effective countermeasures in the text below.

Update of text on novice drivers . (DaCoTA, 2012)

Text on novice drivers (SafetyNet, 2006)

Facts and figures

Furthermore, you can find facts and figures related to novice drivers in the basic fact sheets on Youngsters (aged 15-17), Young people (aged 18-24) and Gender.

Youngsters (aged 15-17) (Basic Fact sheets 2011)

Young people (aged 18-24) (Basic Fact sheets 2011)

Gender (Basic Fact sheets 2011)

Older drivers

Older drivers are frailer, making them more vulnerable than other road users. As a result, older drivers have a relatively high fatality rate. The text on older drivers (below) gives more information about the limitations of the older driver, situations where older drivers are over-represented in crashes, and effective countermeasures.

Update of text on older drivers . (DaCoTA, 2012)

Text on older drivers (SafetyNet, 2006)

Facts and figures

Furthermore, you can find facts and figures related to older drivers in the basic fact sheets on Elderly (aged > 65) and Gender.

Elderly (aged >65) (Basic Fact sheets 2011)

Gender (Basic Fact sheets 2011)