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One of the biggest challenges in keeping unsafe aging drivers off the road is convincing them that it’s time to turn over the keys.

让存在安全隐患的老年司机不再上路，最大的挑战之一是说服他们是时候交出车钥匙了。

Part of the problem in keeping older drivers safe is that the difficulties are addressed piecemeal by different professions with different focuses, including gerontologists, highway administration officials, automotive engineers and others, said gerontologist Elizabeth Dugan.

老年学家伊丽莎白·杜根说，保障老年司机安全的部分问题在于，这些困难是由侧重点各不相同的不同行业零敲碎打地处理的，包括老年学家、公路管理官员、汽车工程师等。

“There’s not a National Institute of Older Driver Studies,” she said.

“没有一个国家老年司机研究所，”她说。

“We need better evidence on what makes drivers unsafe” and what can help, said Dugan.

杜根说：“我们需要更好的证据来弄清是什么让司机变得不安全”，以及什么能起到帮助作用。

One thing that does seem to work is requiring drivers to report in person for license renewal.

有一项措施看来确实有效，那就是要求司机亲自到场办理驾照更新。

Mandatory in-person renewal was associated with a 31 percent reduction in fatal crashes involving drivers 85 or older, according to one study.

一项研究显示，强制亲自到场更新驾照与85岁及以上司机涉及的致命车祸减少31%相关。

Overall, the idea is to let “states remain in the driver’s seat for managing the species,” Ashe said.

阿什说，总的来说，这个想法是让“各州在管理该物种方面继续处于主导地位”。