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Nov
18
Freedom and the Older Driver
Filed Under 3. Evaluate
The focus on driver safety may now shift to older drivers since many states have now enacted graduated licensing laws for teenage drivers. The fastest growing age group of drivers are people 85 or older.
Concerns being raised are that older drivers have slower reaction times, get confused and on occasion can become disoriented while driving. Older drivers exhibit a wide range of abilities and it is difficult for children, doctors and even police to take away an older person’s freedom. There are steps that can be taken to insure the safety of older drivers while they are still are able to drive they are:
- Motor vehicle department tests, particularly eye tests to make sure the driver is able to drive.
- Driver Evaluation programs run by local senior service agencies.
- Defensive driver courses that offer updated instruction on good driving habits.
- Dial-a-Ride programs that can take seniors to appointments, easing the burden of driving.
- Taking the car to a local mechanic to make sure the car is in good mechanical order and properly adjusted for the older driver.
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