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[quote=Anonymous]Here is the info you are looking for, though it is 10 years old.

https://aaafoundation.org/rates-motor-vehicle-crashes-injuries-deaths-relation-driver-age-united-states-2014-2015/

"Drivers ages 60-69 had the lowest crash rate. Crash rates began to increase beyond age 70; however, drivers ages 70-79 had crash rates similar to or lower than those of drivers ages 30-59, and drivers age 80 and older had crash rate higher than those of drivers ages 30-79 but lower than those of drivers younger than age 30. Rates of [crashes with injury] generally followed a pattern very similar to overall crash involvement rates."

However, elderly drivers are more likely to be killed in a crash. Driver fatalities are highest for drivers over 80. That likely has to do with the general frailty of people over 80. The second highest rate of driver fatality belongs to drivers age 16 & 17, followed by drivers 18-30. Then comes drivers 70-79.

The lowest rate of crashes, crashes with injury, and driver fatality are drivers 60-69.

So, you see, lots of agism in this thread. [/quote]

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