The Driving Dilemma
The Complete Resource Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families
Chapter One
Assessing Fitness to Drive
Your aunt is 86 and has just returned from a care facility
where she had stayed to recover from a fall. She walks very
slowly and has difficulty with stairs, but she insists she
is a safe driver and hasn't had any kind of traffic accident
in more than 20 years. Still, you wonder, should she be
driving?
Your father is 72 and is in relatively good health, but
while driving with you recently on the highway, he strayed
to the left-hand shoulder, then overcorrected with a sudden
jerk of the wheel. This left you frightened and him
defensively arguing that it wasn't a big deal. Is he at
risk?
Your mother is 75 and you've noticed that in the past couple
of years she has been repeating herself-sometimes telling
you the same story twice in a conversation. You notice some
dings on the bumpers of her car, and a scratch on the right
side. When you ask her about them, she seems surprised and
says they must b ... read full excerpt from: Driving Dilemma, The ebook
