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Appendix G - State Highway Safety Office Survey Results
Pages 93-97

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From page 93...
... of Health and Environmental Control South Dakota Yes Subcommittee of SD Roadway Safety Committee addresses Yes Dept. of Health, Dept of Public Safety -- State Highway Patrol, DOT Tennessee Yes Four goals specific to older drivers No Texas No No Plan addresses all road users Yes Plan developed with input from 43 reps.
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From page 94...
... No No South Dakota Yes (AARP, Safe Communities) No Yes (Coordinate with State Roadway Safety Committee to develop goals and objectives)
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From page 95...
... South Dakota Yes Funding for AARP's state conference and training Yes Recently implemented child seat and risk factor awareness programs for older drivers Tennessee No No Texas Yes Dept. of Health SafeRiders Program; Texas Cooperative Extension Program Yes "On the Road in Texas" radio PSAs include messages for older drivers Vermont No -- Utah No Yes Participated at aging conference by providing information on elderly drivers Washington Yes Pilot project for free senior driving classes, national speaker on "Giving up keys," support for class items No -- West Virginia Yes Some regional programs are involved with AARP Driver Safety Program No -- Puerto Rico Yes With Office for Elderly Affairs, coordinated education programs, supported facilitators, sponsored conferences, seminars and training sessions, conducted PI&E campaigns Yes Continued PI&E campaigns including TV, radio, and print ads geared toward elderly pedestrians No No 95
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From page 96...
... provides assessments. AAA 1B in Southfield conducts "You Decide: Senior Driving Program" Nevada No But do fund pedestrian enforcement operations that benefit all road users No New Jersey No -- No New Mexico No No -- No Ohio Yes Provides grant funds to Ohio State Patrol to educate senior drivers Yes A number of hospitals throughout the state have been focusing on mobility issues regarding senior drivers Oklahoma No South Carolina No No No South Dakota Yes Partner with law enforcement annually to provide training/education at state AARP conference and training to community advocacy groups No Tennessee No Texas Yes "On the Road in Texas" is combined effort with DPS, with HP troopers as official spokespersons No Vermont No Yes Signs being made bigger and brighter Utah No Yes VA Hospital has a program for assessing driving ability of patients with physical or mental disabilities Washington No Yes "Seniors Getting There Safely" is a statewide program overseen by Wash.
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From page 97...
... Need to address following three areas: engineering changes to roadway; adequate public transportation system; better system of medical evaluation and treatment and expanded driver evaluation and training program by the state. South Carolina -- South Dakota Older population growing in SD, and rural nature of state and lack of public transportation requires continued driving by seniors to maintain independence.
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