The Older Drivers Forum is always looking for new ways to support mature motorists to carry on driving safely for longer.

We are pleased to announce we are teaming up with Liverpool John Moores University in a study to look at attitudes to road safety and driving which will help us in the future address relevant subjects and advice so we can help tailor our website and the right information to support you.

We are therefore looking for volunteers aged 70 and over, to take part in research using a road-based safety app, RoadHow.  To take part in this study you must have a valid driving licence, or provisional licence (i.e. a learner driver), with at least class B entitlement (entitlement to drive a car).

Interested to learn more then click here to visit our website for more information

We look forward to you supporting us in this study

In October 2022 Gloucestershire Older Drivers Forum ran an event in Stroud to help and support mature motorists to carry on driving safely for longer. The event was run to help and support the national Project EDWARD campaign. EDWARD stands for Every Day Without A Road Death and this is something the Forum is proud to support.

Watch the below video from the event to see what happened when the Project EDWARD team visited the event.

A new report suggests that the cost-of-living crisis will force more than half of older drivers to make fewer journeys and limit their own mobility, according to a new survey by leading disability motoring website MotaClarity. The poll of more than 1,000 drivers aged 50 and over found that 54% were considering placing self-imposed limits on their driving in order to save cash in the face of mounting household expenses.To read the report click here

This week we ran a webinar all about the new changes to the Highway Code and road safety tips. This webinar starts by giving an update on the findings from the Older Drivers Task Force report published in November 2021. The webinar will then goes on to cover the new Highway Code and particularly the new changes, as well as giving you useful road safety tips.

Visit our Highway Code page for all the changes and to watch the webinar by clicking here