Fewer older drivers died in crashes and less were involved in fatal collisions during 1997-2006 than in past years, according to a "surprise" finding by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The Arlington, Va.-based organization said its study determined that even as their numbers on the road increased, crash deaths among drivers 70 and older fell 21 percent during the period, reversing an upward trend.
That dropoff in fatalities occurred even as the population of people 70 and older rose 10 percent. Compared with drivers ages 35-54, older drivers experienced much bigger declines in fatal crash involvements.
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