Keeping Everyone Safe

Our Mission 

To implement a statewide grant project to address the need for established safety and mobility programs for older drivers to prevent injuries and fatalities.

CHP Senior Driver/Mobility Program

As this generation ages, they will create a population with unique and uncharted challenges.  Due to most baby boomers having better access to vehicles than their parents, it is likely driving will remain their preferred mode of transportation well into their later years.  Additionally, it is likely future generations will live longer than their parents.  These factors, coupled with the increase in the older adult population in California, indicate there will be a significantly larger number of older licensed drivers utilizing California roadways.  The need for established safety and mobility programs for older adults to prevent injuries and fatalities is crucial.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) remains steadfast in its mission to maintain and improve traffic safety for California’s older drivers.  This grant builds upon the prior highly successful Keeping Everyone Safe (KEYS) grants.  With the assistance of the Training Research and Education for Driving Safety department and the California Office of Traffic Safety, the Drive Safer Drive Longer curriculum was created for drivers aged 65 and over.  Officers use this curriculum to conduct presentations to senior drivers throughout the state. 

The CHP continues to partner with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and other collaborative group member agencies as resources permit.  In partnering with DMV, the CHP intends to utilize the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant funding to educate the motoring public with specific emphasis on older drivers.