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Your healthcare provider or pharmacist can help if your medication is affecting your driving. Let them know if you’re having this side effect.

Shepherd Center of NOVA provides information on the importance of driving safety assessments and how they can help individuals determine any necessary adjustments to increase their driving safety, especially as they age. 

Merck Manual provides information on crash rates, traffic violations, reasons of impaired driving and other information about older driver and their safety on the road. 

Aside from treating medical conditions that impair driving ability, most medical practitioners are not prepared to formulate or execute a driving rehabilitation plan; referral to specialists is often helpful.

Medical assessment of the older driver includes a thorough review of medical conditions and/or drugs that can impair driving ability.

Healthcare practitioners become involved in driving decisions during routine examinations. This article talk about what your role is and how you can help your patients. 

The role of practitioners is to do detailed functional and medical assessments related to driving safety.

Older drivers also experience slower cognition, have longer reaction times, and may have difficulty with some of the physical aspects of the driving tasks. 

Read these bicycle safety tips for seniors to make bike riding a safer - and more enjoyable experience.

This article will provide helpful tips for how you can stay safe while driving with MS.