Preparing to hang up the car keys as we age
Lewis Morgenstern has made up his mind. When he turns 65 in four years, he's going to sign an advance directive for driving.
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Lewis Morgenstern has made up his mind. When he turns 65 in four years, he's going to sign an advance directive for driving.
INDIANAPOLIS – A new report is shedding new light on the dangers facing some older drivers. A combination of medical and sensory factors can mean senior citizens are more than twice as likely to be in a crash as younger drivers, and researchers say it’s a conversation worth having with a doctor. The study, published […]
SIR – John Skipper (Letters, January 2) draws our attention to restrictions in some European countries, where young drivers are limited to carrying passengers over the age of 21 for the first year after passing their test. How I wish that was the law in Britain. Many years ago, my 17-year-old son was tragically killed as a result of reckless driving by his best friend of a similar age. Not only have his three brothers lived with great sadness, but the young driver has also had to bear the conseq
The number of drivers aged 90 and older has doubled to more than 150,000 in the last 10 years.
New car and road technologies combined with a slower response times as we get older are a good reason to get back in front of a teacher.