Several free tools are available to help you as an older driver determine your level of risk on the road. A short self-assessment that you can complete may be useful to determine if a change in driving habits or deeper assessment is needed. Any one of the following short assessments may indicate that additional assessment and planning may be necessary.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Driving Safely while Aging Gracefully includes a self-assessment.
- Test Your Driving IQ asks drivers to answer ten questions about today’s driving environment and how they react to driving on today’s roads.
- The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Quiz asks a person to respond to 15 statements about driving situations and gives suggestions based on the person’s answers.
The following self-assessments are comprehensive and can be helpful in confirming whether you might benefit from consulting a medical professional or Driving Rehabilitation Specialist to help ensure your safety on the road.
- The Driving Decisions Workbook is an assessment tool in which scores correlate with on-road driving scores and includes tests of functional ability.
- Driver Safety Questionnaire: Interactive tool will ask you questions about driving safety that you can answer either for yourself or for someone else. They will them provide you with suggestions based on your answers.
- Roadside Review takes users through a series of brief tasks that examine a person’s vision, reaction time, and other measures related to driving safety.
While a self-assessment can get things started, it is advisable to consider a professional assessments and evaluations. Driving Rehabilitation Specialists are specifically trained to help identify steps you can take now to improve your safety on the road, how you might modify your car for increased safety, and to advise on when an older road user might want to stop driving. What to Expect When You Are Referred to a Driving Rehabilitation Specialist? will help you understand the assessment process and how it can inform planning. To find a Driving Rehabilitation Specialist near you, refer to the My State Info page. You may also want to refer to the Guide to Comprehensive Driving Evaluations for more information.