ABSTRACT
Driving mishaps are still a significant contribution to years of lost life, in the U.S. and abroad - especially among younger drivers. As the rate of incidents is high among both young and older drivers, some attention could be given to ways to assist these 'at risk' drivers. As well, elderly are asked to not drive under certain medication regimens. With that, their quality of life is adversely affected. As sensor and automation technology becomes more prevalent, it does raise the potential for improved driving under distracted and possibly impaired conditions. It would be useful to know when a driver should simply just be discouraged from driving, and when they could instead be assisted by new automation that is now or will be available in the coming years. It would also useful to have this kind of information available across disciplines so that it can be considered by the 'at risk' drivers, the engineering community, and the medical and pharmacy communities.
