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  1. Steering to Safety — National (08/28/2016)
    Source: Association

    Home 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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  2. Driving Simulator Training Is Associated with Reduced Inhibitory Workload in Older Drivers — National (07/04/2016)
    Source: Association

    In demanding cognitive tasks, older people mostly experience more problems than younger people, and their brain workload is higher. 
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  3. Time-to-contact estimation errors among older drivers with useful field of view impairments — National (07/01/2016)
    Source: Nonprofit Organization

    The 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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  4. Michigan Law Enforcement Aging Driver Roll Call Video — Michigan (06/13/2016)
    Source: State Department of Transportation

    This video provides law enforcement professionals with tips to help identify potential cognitive impairment and actions to take when there is a concern.

     
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  5. The Older Driver with Cognitive Impairment: Perceptions of Driving Ability and Results of a Behind the Wheel Test — National (02/04/2016)
    Source: Association

    Older adult drivers with cognitive impairment pose a potential safety risk to themselves and others. 
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  6. Assessing Elderly Drivers: Ability Means More Than Age — National (04/08/2015)
    Source: Association

    Edmunds.com gives information on its website on how to determine a senior’s driving ability.
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  7. Senior Drivers—and All Other Drivers—9 Tips for Summer Driving — National (07/15/2014)
    Source: Association

    Julie Lee, Vice President and National Director of AARP Driver Safety, discusses nine important summer driving tips on this podcast.
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  8. Consensus Statements on Driving for Persons with Dementia — National (02/25/2014)
    Source: Nonprofit Organization

    This paper works as a guide for occupational therapists when addressing driving, mobility and dementia in seniors.
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  9. Compendium of Traffic Safety Research Projects (1985-2013) — National (01/01/2014)
    Source: US Department of Transportation

    Brief 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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  10. Standardized Road Test Results Differ from Older Adults’ Natural Driving — National (12/05/2012)
    Source: News

    Studies have shown that our driving abilities decline with age, and for those with cognitive issues such as dementia, it can be even worse.
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