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https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/01/21/aging-drivers-accidents-dementia/ (gifted)
"Nearly 50 million people 65 and older held driver’s licenses in 2021, a 38 percent increase from 2012, according to data compiled by AAA. Almost 19 million were 75 or older, a rise of 31 percent. In that same period, motor vehicle deaths among people 65 and older increased 34 percent, reaching 7,489 in 2021. The number of seniors injured in vehicle crashes that year exceeded 266,000, according to the U.S. Transportation Department."
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"Nearly 50 million people 65 and older held driver’s licenses in 2021, a 38 percent increase from 2012, according to data compiled by AAA. Almost 19 million were 75 or older, a rise of 31 percent. In that same period, motor vehicle deaths among people 65 and older increased 34 percent, reaching 7,489 in 2021. The number of seniors injured in vehicle crashes that year exceeded 266,000, according to the U.S. Transportation Department."
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