address visual impairments among older driv-
ers; 
(B) wet-night visibility of pavement mark-
ings and edgelines; and 
(C) design of intersection curbs and curb 
ramps to address physical limitations of older 
or disabled pedestrians. 
(3) Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, issue a guidance memo regard-
ing the appropriateness of applying to public roads 
and highways pedestrian safety improvements relat-
ing to the following intersection design elements: 
(A) Receiving lane (throat) width for turn-
ing operations. 
(B) Channelization. 
(C) Offset (single) left-turn lane geometry, 
signing, and delineation. 
(D) Curb radius. 
(E) Pedestrian crossing design, operations, 
and control. 
(4) Not later than December 31, 2016, conduct 
ongoing research to permit revision and publication 
of an updated Handbook. 
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TITLE II—OLDER DRIVER AND 
PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SAFE-
TY AMENDMENTS AND AD-
MINISTRATIVE 
COORDINA-
TION 
SEC. 201. MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) COLLECTION OF TRAFFIC INJURY AND FATALITY 
DATA ON OLDER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS.—Section 
148(c)(2)(D) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii); 
(2) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iv); 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) includes a means of identifying 
the relative severity of hazardous locations 
described in clause (iii) in terms of acci-
dents, injuries, and death involving drivers, 
passengers, and pedestrians 65 years of 
age or older;’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW.—Section 1405 of 
SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 119 Stat. 1230), 
and the item relating to such section in the table of con-
tents contained in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. 
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SEC. 202. COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT OF OLDER DRIV-
ER SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall appoint a Special Assistant for Older Driver and Pe-
destrian Safety within the Office of the Secretary to over-
see and coordinate programs operated or funded by the 
Department of Transportation relating to transportation 
safety, research, and services for individuals age 65 and 
older. 
(b) POLICY GOALS
AND IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Secretary shall establish, after consultation with other 
Federal and State transportation agencies, organizations 
representing individuals age 65 and older, representatives 
of law enforcement, and advocates for roadway safety in-
frastructure, national goals for increasing driver, pas-
senger, and pedestrian safety for persons age 65 and 
older, together with procedures for implementing and 
monitoring progress toward achieving such goals. 
(c) DUTIES OF THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT.—The Spe-
cial Assistant for Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety 
shall— 
(1) be responsible for planning and imple-
menting policies to achieve the national goals set 
forth by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b); 
and 
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(2) in consultation with the Secretary and the 
Department of Transportation’s Under Secretary for 
Policy, shall be responsible for— 
(A) overseeing collection and analysis of 
national traffic accident, injury, and fatality 
data relating to individuals age 65 and older; 
(B) coordinating and making recommenda-
tions regarding research undertaken by the De-
partment to identify and address the safety 
needs of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians 
age 65 and older; 
(C) overseeing the revision of the Hand-
book, as required by section 103; 
(D) overseeing the conduct of research and 
make recommendations for inclusion in the 
manual on uniform traffic control devices of ap-
propriate safety features and traffic control de-
vices in the Handbook that have been deter-
mined effective in reducing injuries or fatalities 
among drivers, passengers, and pedestrians age 
65 and older; 
(E) overseeing research by the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration to test 
and implement vehicle crash dummies that 
more accurately reproduce and measure the se-
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verity of vehicle-related injuries for occupants 
age 65 and older; 
(F) encouraging and facilitating revision of 
the abbreviated injury scale system of injury 
quantification to more accurately measure inju-
ries and fatalities to vehicle occupants age 65 
and older, including measuring the effect of 
pre-existing and chronic conditions and long- 
term injury outcomes; 
(G) improving coordination of research 
sponsored by the Department to develop effi-
cient, effective, and safe mobility options for in-
dividuals age 65 and older with research con-
ducted by the National Center on Senior Trans-
portation; and 
(H) undertaking such other duties and re-
sponsibilities as the Secretary or the Under 
Secretary for Policy determines appropriate. 
(d) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of this section, and 
not less than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that documents the progress 
made by the Department in achieving the goals set forth 
by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b). The report 
shall include, as appropriate, descriptions of any impedi-
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