Driver Education

The information here can provide advice and direction on how to assist your loved one with adapting successfully to the many changes ahead.

These services can help individuals regain self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life, similar to how occupational and physical therapy can restore function after an injury.

 Be aware of any changes in eyesight, physical fitness and reflexes, and any medications that impact driving ability. Be willing to compensate by making changes in driving habits or choosing alternative transportation. 

Use ChORUS Older Americans Month Social media messaging to your posts to help spread awareness of older driver safety. 

Please join us to share resources and strategies to improve transportation options and road safety for Americans as they age unbound.  We will be using the following questions to guide our discussion.

Use the ChORUS Then Vs Now poster to promote older driver safety. This poster can be placed in waiting rooms, office spaces, social media, and lobby areas. 

The main purpose of this study was to explore if there were any differences in a group of young drivers ( 36,) and a group of elderly drivers 72) on driving performance and driving skills on a number of driving tasks. 

While such changes are normal, they also put older drivers at a greater risk of dying if they are in a motor vehicle crash. Employers and workers share the responsibility for keeping older drivers safe at work.

Avenues in Motion, in association with other national, state, and local partners offer a series of traffic safety presentations and programs to help keep older drivers and pedestrians safe. This presentation can be done on zoom.

This document discusses the challenges countries face in adapting their health and social systems to meet the mobility needs of the aging population.