CAA-Quebec educates seniors on good driving habits
CAA-Quebec educates seniors on good driving habits
Over the next 10 years, there will be more than 1.5 million seniors on Québec roads, and while good driving habits is not determined by age, navigating the roads can be a challenge in itself.
The CAA-Quebec Foundation will be touring about 20 places across the province in the near future to promote awareness of what constitutes good driving on our roads. Annie Gauthier from CAA-Quebec says that the mix of Quebec Road conditions with a greater number of seniors on the roads create more accidents:
Seniors have more collisions per kilometer traveled with the number of vehicular related deaths increasing among those aged 55 and over. According to studies, the ability to drive decreases from the age 45 years onwards. Annie Gauthier says that the statistics are rather disturbing:
To look at the seniors driving statistics or to check out the tour dates, have a look at the new website of the CAA-Quebec Foundation.
The interview with Annie Gauthier of CAA-Quebec and CHIP’s own Nathalie Vasiloff, is also available here.
