Do you worry about your driving? Is your family “pestering” you about your driving? Broaching the subject of driving with an older person is usually a difficult task. In our society, driving is associated with independence and freedom.
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Senior Health: Seniors Need to Consider When to Give Up Driving — National (09/10/2016)
Source: NewsSteering to Safety — National (08/28/2016)
Source: NewsHome Instead Senior Care recently launched an online program that provides tips to make the conversation with an older adult about their driving ability a little easier.
Art of Aging: Senior Drivers — Pennsylvania (08/25/2016)
Source: NewsResearch from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that older drivers are among the safest. But eventually, we all retire from the road.
Driving When You Have Macular Degeneration — National (08/15/2016)
Source: US Department of TransportationMacular degeneration affects vision and therefore can have a huge impact on one’s ability to drive. First, an eye doctor should tell his patient if they are able to drive once they’ve been diagnosed.
Senior drivers taking opioid painkillers have higher crash risk — National (08/12/2016)
Source: NewsSenior drivers who’d been using opioid painkillers regularly for several months also had higher odds of getting into accidents, study shows.
Driving Simulator Training Is Associated with Reduced Inhibitory Workload in Older Drivers — National (07/04/2016)
Source: ExpertIn demanding cognitive tasks, older people mostly experience more problems than younger people, and their brain workload is higher.
Time-to-contact estimation errors among older drivers with useful field of view impairments — National (07/01/2016)
Source: ExpertThe objective of this study was to evaluate how UFOV impairments affect time-to-contact estimates in elderly drivers deciding when to make a left turn across oncoming traffic.
Michigan Law Enforcement Aging Driver Roll Call Video — Michigan (06/13/2016)
Source: State Agency/ProgramThis video provides law enforcement professionals with tips to help identify potential cognitive impairment and actions to take when there is a concern.
Driving Task: How Older Drivers' On-Road Driving Performance Relates to Abilities, Perceptions, and Restrictions — National (06/01/2016)
Source: US Department of TransportationThis study examined a cohort of 227 older drivers and investigated the relationship between performance on the electronic Driver Observation Schedule (eDOS) driving task.
Functional Changes and Driving Performance in Older Drivers: Assessment and Interventions — National (05/20/2016)
Source: ExpertWith the increasing aging of the population, the number of older drivers is rising. Driving is a significant factor for the quality of life and independence concerning social and working life.