Addressing unsafe driving is never easy, but it's even trickier when the driver is your mom or dad. Care.com experts offer advice on how to talk to a parent about driving.
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Discussing driving with your aging parent: How to proceed with care and compassion — National (10/18/2021)
Source: Professional AssociationARU Full Participant Manual — National (10/01/2021)
Source: For Profit OrganizationThis course is designed so that those involved in aging road user safety can gain the skills and knowledge to manage a successful and sustainable aging road user safety program.
Living With Disabilities — National (09/30/2021)
Source: US Department of TransportationInfographic from the United States Census Bureau about people living with disabilities.
Bike Safety Tips for Older Adults — Illinois (09/28/2021)
Source: ExpertThe goal of the Ride Illinois Safety Program is to make bike education courses and resources accessible to adults and children across Illinois. This webinar is tailored to older adults and being safe while biking.
Retiring from Driving: 3 Ways to Make the Transition — National (05/27/2021)
Source: Professional AssociationNearly half of all former drivers said that all things considered, giving up driving made no impact on their lives. Roughly three in 10 even said they did not miss driving. Here are three ways to help.
Driver Assistance Technology Overview — National (05/17/2021)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationWe discuss blind spot warning, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking and pedestrian automatic emergency braking. Engineering Explained’s Jason Fenske explains these driver assistance technologies
Older Driver Physical Fitness [Traffic Tech] — National (05/01/2021)
Source: For Profit OrganizationThis Traffic Tech Briefly summarizes two larger NHTSA reports about studies to explore the relationships between older adults' physical fitness, as measured by functional ability and activity levels, and their driving performance.
Traffic Safety Facts Older Population — National (05/01/2021)
Source: US Department of TransportationDCM: Stroke Recovery Includes Driving Through Occupational Therapy — National (04/02/2021)
Source: Nonprofit Organization2:16 Minute video sharing a case study about stroke recovery, that “mobility is everything” and the importance of including return to driving through Occupational Therapy.
Driving and Community Mobility - Finding an Occupational Therapy Practitioner to Help with Driving Needs — National (04/02/2021)
Source: Professional Association1:06 Minute video about the process to locate an Occupational Therapist to address driving concerns following a medical event.