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Because you want to make sure your loved one doesn't become one of those unfortunate statistics, take a proactive approach to make sure your parents, partner, or spouse is still fit to drive. 

There are ten organizations that offers the PennDOT- approved Basic and Refresher Mature Driving Improvement courses. 

As we age, it is important to realize that mental reaction, situational awareness, vision, and motor controls may not be as sharp as they once were. Driving in traffic or work zones, through weather or even night becomes more challenging

When we think about older adults, the average person's mind drifts to the historical visions of nursing homes, wheelchairs, and gray hair but no more. The face of the older American is changing. 

In this webinar, attendees learned about how to engage older drivers in a thoughtful manner, how to do roadside screening, and where to refer older drivers for more resources to keep them, and our roadways safe. 

A third of people over 65 have some degree of hearing loss. The average person who notices a problem with their hearing waits about 7 years before seeking help. That means there's a whole lot of drivers with hearing impairments on the road

For the purpose of this fact sheet, the term "older" in relation to population, drivers, occupants, and nonoccupants- refers to people 65 and older. 

Use AAA Evaluate Your Driving Ability by using their self-rating tool, professional assessment tool, clinical driving assessment tool, and driving skills evaluations. 

This study's goal was to gain insight into the extent to which older adults appropriately self-regulate their driving behaviors as their functional skills decline. 

This study examined the effectiveness of an occupational therapist's visual scanning training program as an intervention to improve the visual scanning performance of healthy older drivers.