Vehicle Safety

Medical Conditions and Medications Impact on Older Adults’ Driving Safety

Consult with your doctor if certain medications or medical conditions may interfere with your driving safety. 

While not solely based on aging, we can experience changes in our health and mobility that may interfere with maintaining our ability to drive safely. By attending regularly scheduled doctor’s visits and annual check-ups, you have the chance to speak with your doctor to understand how certain medical conditions or medications may impact your daily activities, such as driving.

Between the Lines - NCGHSP

Learn about resources and transportation options for older adults with mild cognitive impairments from the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program's latest video, Between the Lines. 

The film highlights the process for assessing older adults' driving capabilities, emphasizing early identification and reporting of at-risk drivers. The ending provides guidance for healthcare providers on addressing driving safety in patients with mild cognitive impairment and directing them to resources and evaluations to ensure their safety and independence. 

Utilizing Your Vehicles Safety Features as an Older Driver

June is National Safety Month, which includes vehicle safety!

As we age, driving can become more challenging due to age-related changes in vision, hearing, and reaction times. However, we all know how important road safety is, and modern vehicles come equipped with a variety of safety features designed to help drivers of all ages. For older drivers, utilizing these features could improve driving safety. If your car is older and lacks some of these advanced features, there are modifications you can make to improve safety.

Smart Features for Older Adults

Our ability to drive requires not only knowledge and experience, but healthy visual, physical and cognitive capabilities. While our knowledge and experience expand with age, changes to and possible losses in vision, physical health and mental capabilities require adjustments to help us remain safe, responsible drivers.

Newer Cars Are Safer Cars

Vehicle safety has changed drastically over the years, and today newer cars are safer than ever before. Thanks to advanced engineering, in-depth research and analysis of crash data, newer vehicles are built better and have more safety features to protect you. Advanced technologies that have emerged in recent years give you even more safety options — you can choose what features are best to keep you and your family safe on the road.