Texas: Department of Public Safety Older Driver Information
Texas’s Department of Public Safety has information on its website regarding driver license renewal requirements for residents of the state.
Screening & Assessments
Steering to Safety
Home 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.
South Dakota: Helpful Facts for Aging Drivers
Helpful resource from SD Dept. of Public Safety regarding older driver licensing, self-assessments, mobility options, and more.
Sensitivity and Specificity of the Assessment of Driving-related Skills Older Driving Screening Tool
The Assessment of Driving-related Skills (ADReS) was created to assist physicians in making decisions regarding their patients’ safe driving ability.
Seniors Driving: When Should Your Parents’ Keys Be Taken Away?
Huffington Post shares a video clips from “The Drs” discussing senior driving and knowing when parents’ keys should be taken away.
Senior Health: Seniors Need to Consider When to Give Up Driving
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.
Senior Driving: Be Proactive and Understand Your Limitations
David Wallace, the Traffic Safety Guy, discusses seniors being proactive in their driving safety and understanding their limitations behind the wheel on this podcast.
Rhode Island: License Renewal
Rhode Island’s Division of Motor Vehicles website states that residents 75 years of age and older licenses are valid for two years.