Senior Care and Driving Safety

Senior care and driving safety is not an easy subject to address, but in this case, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Certainly no one wants to be told they cannot drive any longer, but would prefer that over injuring another due to failing driving skills.

Here is a bit more information about this important subject:

Elderly drivers

I've literally almost been run over or run off the road by elderly drivers more than I have teenage drivers. Elderly people should be much more greatly scrutinized and prohibited than teenagers. Just because they have age experience, ...

Crazy in-laws, Elderly Drivers

How do you overcome a fear of the elderly driving around you? Sincerly,. Elderly people driving scare me! Dear Elderly Scared,. Oh my, that is quite a fear you have there. But, once again...I'm here to help. Experts say the best way to ...

Elderly and Driving Skills

It is essential to assess driving skills of the elderly. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, crash rates for drivers 75 or older are second only to the crash rates of drivers under 24 years of age. ...

Fun, Amazing, Etc.: Elderly Drivers

Elderly Drivers. Grandma is eighty-eight years old and still drives her own car. She writes: Dear Grand-daughter, The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a 'Honk if you love Jesus' bumper sticker . ...

How increasing road tests for the elderly could save money and ...

According to the NHTSA, elderly drivers now make up 9 percent of the total driving population, but cause or are involved in 14 percent of all traffic accidents and 17 percent of....

Senior Driving - More Controversy about Testing | North River Home ...

“It's the single issue that brings people to their knees,” said Lissa Kapust, a clinical social worker who coordinates a driving safety program at Beth Israel Deaconess Center. Kapust and others who work with the elderly say that many ...

How to Prepare For an Elderly Driving Test

Retesting elderly drivers is mainly required for safety. It is disastrous to have unsafe people on the road. Changes do occur in driving laws. The written test is an ideal method to test the elderly individual.