Senior Drivers - 15 Warning Signs It's Time To Take The Keys
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Please view the Slide Deck to evaluate if it’s time to have a talk with the senior driver in your family. Discussing giving up the keys can be a difficult topic. To many of us, driving represents freedom, and is a privilege we are reluctant to relinquish. 15 Warning Signs will help you evaluate the senior driver in your family, and the additional resources will help ease the transition out of the driver's seat. Published by BoomersKnowHow.com, the online guide for baby boomers.
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Senior Drivers - 15 Warning Signs It's Time To Take The Keys
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- 2. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 1 Impaired Vision Becomes Sensitive to Light Exhibits Poor Night Vision Complains of Blurred Vision Reduced Peripheral Vision Difficulty Reading Traffic Signs
- 3. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 2 Impaired Hearing Does Not Hear Sirens Cannot Hear Honking Horns Difficulty Hearing a Car Accelerate High Volume on Car Radio Must Turn Towards Sound to Hear
- 4. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 3 Slowed Reflexes Slow to Begin Turning Steering Wheel Slow Movement Between Gas and Brake Pedals Slow to Turn Head to Acknowledge Sound Begins to Drive Slower to Accommodate Slowed Reflexes
- 5. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 4 Decreased Flexibility Difficulty Turning Neck to Check Blind Spots Hard to Look Over Shoulder While Backing Labors to Get In and Out of Car Struggles With Seat Belt Cannot Steer Hand- Over-Hand Limited Range of Motion
- 6. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 5 Chronic Pain Cannot Grip Steering Wheel Properly Uncomfortable to Lift Legs Arthritic Hands Make it Difficult to Handle Small Controls Uncomfortable in Driver's Seat Painful to Depress Pedals P A I N
- 7. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 6 Easily Confused Misses Traffic Signals Misinterprets Road Signs Confused by Lane Markings Misses Turns Panics Quickly
- 8. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 7 Loses Focus Drifting or Accidental Lane Chages Wonders Onto Shoulder Crosses Center Line Sudden Acceleration Late to Apply Brakes F O C U S
- 9. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 8 Judging Distances Poor Judge of Gaps in Traffic When Merging and Changing Lanes Forced too Brake Hard at Stop Signs Misjudges Exit Ramp Speeds Does Not Allow Enough Room When Turning In Front of Oncoming Traffic
- 10. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 9 Parking Difficulty Parking in Parking Stalls Difficulty Backing From Stalls Inappropriate Speed Forgets Where Car is Parked Easily Frustrated or Confused
- 11. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 10 Lost Gets Lost in Familiar Locations Forgets Familiar Street Names and Addresses Often Makes the Same Wrong Turn Reluctant to Drive to Familiar Locations
- 12. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 11 Small Mishaps Accumulating Dings on the Car Body Scrapes on the Garage Door and Entry Damaged Mailboxes and Fences Damaged Landscaping
- 13. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 12 Accidents Frequent Accidents Hitting Parked Cars Accident Caused by Confusing Brake and Gas Pedals Too Many Near Misses
- 14. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 13 Road Rage Easily Loses Temper While Behind Wheel Causes Other Drivers to React Defensively Frequent Target of Responses From Other Drivers Frightens Passengers
- 15. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 14 Citations Frequent Moving Violations Warnings Issued Increased Insurance Premiums
- 16. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns 15 Medications Check Labels for Warnings About Drowsiness Dizziness Confusion Operating a Vehicle
- 17. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns Action Take a Ride Take a ride with the senior driver in your family Look for the 15 Warning Signs Discuss your concerns Additional Resources Visit http://boomersknowhow.com/senior Access Self-Evaluation Quiz for Senior Drivers Guidelines for Talking to Mom and Dad
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