Medical catastrophe at the wheel.
There is a widely held view in the community that elderly, and medically unfit, drivers are a hazard in the road system. It is important, therefore, that the true position regarding these drivers should be put before the public, because it appears from available evidence that this group does not provide a greater risk on the road than the general cross-section of drivers.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D001334:Automobile Driving; D003645:Death, Sudden; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk