Comments on: Are States Getting Stricter About Senior Drivers? http://agingparentsauthority.com/social/are-states-getting-stricter-about-senior-drivers/ The premier resource for anyone taking care of the elderly. Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:03:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven Aldrich http://agingparentsauthority.com/social/are-states-getting-stricter-about-senior-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-1825 Steven Aldrich Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:56:41 +0000 http://agingparentsauthority.com/?p=3233#comment-1825 This blog post highlights the tension between our dual goals of keeping older drivers on the road while reducing the number of accidents. Why? Because the implications of taking away transportation for anyone – not being able to get to jobs, visit family and friends, participate in volunteer activities, or reach basic necessities like the grocery store or the doctor’s office – are profound. And so are the consequences of accidents caused by unsafe drivers of any age. To accomplish that dual goal, we do need to understand root causes of safe driving so we can assess and improve them. Vision and physical limitations are inhibitors to safe driving and this post points out the way Tennessee assesses vision. Brain performance – the ability to react quickly to what we see – is an important predictor of crash risk that has not been widely adopted. Yet a recent NHTSA study of older driver screening programs concluded that testing brain performance was the most predictive in understanding crash risk. I am CEO of Posit Science and we recently introduced DriveSharp, a software program recommended by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. It contains proven technology to help people be safer behind the wheel by training the brain to think quicker and react faster. Find out more at www.drivesharp.com This blog post highlights the tension between our dual goals of keeping older drivers on the road while reducing the number of accidents. Why? Because the implications of taking away transportation for anyone – not being able to get to jobs, visit family and friends, participate in volunteer activities, or reach basic necessities like the grocery store or the doctor’s office – are profound. And so are the consequences of accidents caused by unsafe drivers of any age.

To accomplish that dual goal, we do need to understand root causes of safe driving so we can assess and improve them. Vision and physical limitations are inhibitors to safe driving and this post points out the way Tennessee assesses vision. Brain performance – the ability to react quickly to what we see – is an important predictor of crash risk that has not been widely adopted. Yet a recent NHTSA study of older driver screening programs concluded that testing brain performance was the most predictive in understanding crash risk.

I am CEO of Posit Science and we recently introduced DriveSharp, a software program recommended by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. It contains proven technology to help people be safer behind the wheel by training the brain to think quicker and react faster. Find out more at http://www.drivesharp.com

]]> By: Matt Gurwell http://agingparentsauthority.com/social/are-states-getting-stricter-about-senior-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-1824 Matt Gurwell Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:45:08 +0000 http://agingparentsauthority.com/?p=3233#comment-1824 Keeping Us Safe has developed the "Enhanced Self-Assessment Program" for senior drivers. This individualized program has been designed to serve as a valuable tool in helping older drivers (and their families) make appropriate decisions regarding the future of ones safe driving career. If the individual is a safe driver, we provide him or her with strategies on how to remain a safe driver as they progress through the aging process. If driving retirement is the appropriate decision, then we provide the individual (and their family) with acceptable alternatives, resources and a very specific plan to ensure a smooth and successful transition from the drivers seat to the passenger seat. To learn more, visit our website at www.keepingussafe.org. Keeping Us Safe has developed the “Enhanced Self-Assessment Program” for senior drivers.

This individualized program has been designed to serve as a valuable tool in helping older drivers (and their families) make appropriate decisions regarding the future of ones safe driving career.

If the individual is a safe driver, we provide him or her with strategies on how to remain a safe driver as they progress through the aging process.

If driving retirement is the appropriate decision, then we provide the individual (and their family) with acceptable alternatives, resources and a very specific plan to ensure a smooth and successful transition from the drivers seat to the passenger seat.

To learn more, visit our website at http://www.keepingussafe.org.

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