IIHS Study finds decline in elderly crash rates

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June 2010: The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) an insurance industry advocacy organization, announced in the IIHS Status Report from June 19, 2010 includes the finding that "senior drivers aren’t causing more crashes than they used to. Nor are they dying more often in crashes, even though they hold onto their licenses longer. In fact, the rate of fatal crashes per licensed driver 70 and older declined from 1997 to 2008."
See the full report: Declines in Fatal Crashes of Older Drivers: Changes in Crash Risk and Survivability
The following are some figures from the report:

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