Medications and Medical Conditions Impact on Driving

A pop-up symposium supported by a grant from the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
 

The Georgia Department of Public health's 55+ Driver Safety Program hosted a brief series of presentations focused on aging road users. Here is the presentation of Balancing the Physical & Cognitive Change that Impact Driving. 

Integrate one or more of the lobby slides into the information messaging systems you use for those in your waiting areas.

 How do illnesses and age affect motor vehicle safety, and how can a man keep driving in good health?

1:23 minute video about what an older driver may expect when asking occupational therapy about driving concerns. 

This document provides guidance to SDLA's regarding the role of driver rehabilitation specialists in providing evidence, via comprehensive evaluations, to support fitness-to-drive decisions for medically at-risk drivers.

Various physical issues linked to aging can interfere with safe driving, it’s important that older drivers—and the people who care for them—evaluate their needs to keep them safe while they’re on the road.

Health care providers can be vital in helping older road users recognize when it might be time to change their driving habits, seek a driving assessment to identify adaptations to their car and driving, or planning for the future.