Senior citizens behind the wheel

Posted 06/28/2012


Older drivers get hurt worse in crashes. UMTRI research associate professor Matt Reed thinks their posture and body shape may play a role. Reed and his colleagues in the Biosciences Group are collecting new data to help make older vehicle occupants safer.

Read more about the study, which is funded by Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center, in Michigan Engineering LabLog.

Photo copyright Michigan Engineering. Used with permission. Photographer: Laura Rudich.