Supporting Older Drivers

Session One: 10.30am – 12.00pm

The end of the road?

When to keep going, and when to stop How important is a car to personal mobility? What aspects of modern driving concern older drivers - road design, vehicle design? Why do some drivers voluntarily surrender their licenses? What are (or could be) the alternatives to driving? How could refresher and appraisal services be improved?

Speaker: Professor Andrew Parkes

 

Session Two: 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Too old to have a licence?

Safe to drive: safe roads to drive on Raising to 75 the age at which drivers must make a mandatory declaration of fitness to drive, and combining it with demonstrating evidence that they have attended and acted on a recent eyesight examination.

Speaker: Dr Christopher Mitchell

 

Session Three: 3.00pm - 4.00pm

Promoting safe driving: improving technology and information

The role of insurance companies, the Police, and the agencies offering driving information to older motorists. How can we maximise the opportunities to use the new technologies (such as built-in telematics, automatic braking etc) which are flowing from the research into connected and autonomous vehicles?

Speaker: Kevin Clinton

 

4:00pm: Q&A and close

 

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