A few key decisions can give your heart that extra attention and lower your odds of a heart attack or stroke.
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You and Your Heart: What You Control — National (02/12/2021)
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Heart Attack and Stroke Symptoms — National (02/12/2021)
Source: AssociationDon’t wait to get help if you experience any of these heart attack or stroke symptoms.
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Vehicle Technology Preferences Among Mature Drivers — National (03/16/2020)
Source: AssociationThe Hartford and the MIT AgeLab surveyed drivers age 50 and older about vehicle safety technologies, car buying and driving behavior, and self-driving cars.
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Older Drivers at High Crash Risk are ‘Most Distractible’ — National (04/02/2019)
Source: NewsOlder drivers rated at high crash risk on a computerized vision test are more likely to have driving problems related to distractions in the car.
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Steering to Safety — National (08/28/2016)
Source: AssociationHome Instead Senior Care recently launched an online program that provides tips to make the conversation with an older adult about their driving ability a little easier.
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Time-to-contact estimation errors among older drivers with useful field of view impairments — National (07/01/2016)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThe objective of this study was to evaluate how UFOV impairments affect time-to-contact estimates in elderly drivers deciding when to make a left turn across oncoming traffic.
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The Older Driver with Cognitive Impairment: Perceptions of Driving Ability and Results of a Behind the Wheel Test — National (02/04/2016)
Source: AssociationOlder adult drivers with cognitive impairment pose a potential safety risk to themselves and others.
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Assessing Elderly Drivers: Ability Means More Than Age — National (04/08/2015)
Source: AssociationEdmunds.com gives information on its website on how to determine a senior’s driving ability.
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Compendium of Traffic Safety Research Projects (1985-2013) — National (01/01/2014)
Source: US Department of TransportationBrief summaries of research on alcohol-involved driving, drug-involved driving, occupant protection (e.g., seat belts, and child safety seats), speed and other unsafe driving behaviors.
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Colorado: Survey Finds Aging Drivers Support Mandatory Retesting to Get License — Colorado (05/25/2011)
Source: NewsThe Denver Post published an article on aging drivers and their support for mandatory retesting to renew driver’s licenses. It also states that In Colorado, drivers over the age of 65 must renew their license by mail.