/PRNewswire/ A new study from researchers at Children s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania s Annenberg Public Policy Center.
In yet another example of the pandemic’s ripple effect across our lives, people are reporting that they’ve forgotten certain aspects of driving. Some no longer recall routes that were once muscle memories. Others are nervous about driving in the dark or even operating at the speed limit.
By ANGELA HAUPT | Special To The Washington Post | Published: May 17, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. On a Sunday afternoon in early May, Robert Johnson backed out of his garage, preparing to visit his company s office a place he hasn t driven to regularly since before the coronavirus pandemic. His wife screamed. Johnson slammed on the brakes. There, just behind the vehicle, was his dog. I think I forgot how to drive, said Johnson, the founder of a woodworking shop in Stamford, Conn. And his dog a fat and long pug-dachshund mix is no longer accustomed to cars reversing out of the garage. The experience made Johnson anxious about resuming frequent driving, he says.
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