The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Safe Mobility for Life Coalition (SMFL) and their
partners will host events and provide resources to raise awareness on the importance of safe
transportation and mobility options for older adults in support of the American Occupational Therapy
Association’s (AOTA) Older Driver Safety Awareness Week which runs from Monday, December 4 until
Friday, December 8.
partners will host events and provide resources to raise awareness on the importance of safe
transportation and mobility options for older adults in support of the American Occupational Therapy
Association’s (AOTA) Older Driver Safety Awareness Week which runs from Monday, December 4 until
Friday, December 8.
Established by the AOTA, Older Driver Safety Awareness Week promotes the importance of mobility
to help ensure older adults remain active and engaged in the community. Throughout the week, the
SMFL Coalition alongside state and local partners will raise awareness on the 3 Keys to Achieve Safe
Mobility for Life, which are:
• Understand the impact that aging has on driving
• Stay Proactive about safe driving skills
• Plan for a safe transition from driving
to help ensure older adults remain active and engaged in the community. Throughout the week, the
SMFL Coalition alongside state and local partners will raise awareness on the 3 Keys to Achieve Safe
Mobility for Life, which are:
• Understand the impact that aging has on driving
• Stay Proactive about safe driving skills
• Plan for a safe transition from driving
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA) holds Older Driver Safety Awareness
Week every year in December to promote the importance of older driver safety and mobility that helps
ensure older adults remain active within their communities.
Here in Florida, the Safe Mobility for Life Coalition endorses and supports AOTA’s national efforts by
raising awareness and promoting events throughout the state. During Older Driver Safety Awareness
Week each day will focus on a different aspect of safety and mobility to benefit the aging population.
The Florida Department of Transportation, Safe Mobility for Life Coalition, and its partners host numerous
events that help keep older drivers safe and mobile for life.
Throughout Older Driver Safety Awareness Week and the year, older adults can register for AARP
Driver Safety Courses, and AAA Senior Defensive Driver Classes, as well as CarFit events, to remain safe
drivers.
In addition to the events taking place during Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, the Safe Mobility for
Life Coalition offers Florida drivers free “You Hold the Keys to Your Transportation Future” workshops
throughout the year across the state. The Coalition offers this workshop to teach drivers the three
keys to achieving safe mobility for life, which allows older adults to remain independent as well as
connected to community. Older drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and even golf cart drivers
can take advantage of free resources and materials available through FLsams.org that will help them
stay safe and mobile for life.