Watch the video! It is Jerry Seinfeld talking about older people driving! It is so funny!
Driving has changed in the United States. The streets are much busier and congested and everyone just seems to be in a hurry! There should be new laws made to keep up with our fast growing society. People 70 years and up should need to take tests every two years to renew their license. The test should include an eye exam and a road test. This would decrease the number of accidents on the road. There should also be training for DMV staff on what to look for while doing the test. The staff could be trained with a program like CarFit. This is a program developed by the American Society on Aging with AAA, AARP and AOTA. The program looks at an older person's car to make sure that it is the right "fit" for them. Examples of what they are looking at are: Foot Positioning on gas/brake pedals, mirror adjustment to eliminate blind spots, seat belt positioning and position of the person with the steering wheel (should be 10 inches or greater). If the DMV staff knew what to look for, it would make the test much more effective. The staff would not need to do the entire CarFit program... this might be too time consuming. But if they were concerned, they could refer the driver to a CarFit program where they could do additional testing. They would need to make the CarFit program mandatory before receiving their license.Also, Doctors need to ask their patients about driving. Doctors see the patients the most often so they need to be responsible for talking to the patient about driving, giving information and doing a thorough eye exam including testing visual acuity and field of vision. The Doctors could also refer older drivers to programs such as CarFit. It would help if this was something that was done early (at 65) so that drivers are well educated and feel like the Doctor is trying to help, not take away there independence.More INFO:Click here for CarFit
Tips and Play a Driving Game
Driving has changed in the United States. The streets are much busier and congested and everyone just seems to be in a hurry! There should be new laws made to keep up with our fast growing society. People 70 years and up should need to take tests every two years to renew their license. The test should include an eye exam and a road test. This would decrease the number of accidents on the road. There should also be training for DMV staff on what to look for while doing the test. The staff could be trained with a program like CarFit. This is a program developed by the American Society on Aging with AAA, AARP and AOTA. The program looks at an older person's car to make sure that it is the right "fit" for them. Examples of what they are looking at are: Foot Positioning on gas/brake pedals, mirror adjustment to eliminate blind spots, seat belt positioning and position of the person with the steering wheel (should be 10 inches or greater). If the DMV staff knew what to look for, it would make the test much more effective. The staff would not need to do the entire CarFit program... this might be too time consuming. But if they were concerned, they could refer the driver to a CarFit program where they could do additional testing. They would need to make the CarFit program mandatory before receiving their license.Also, Doctors need to ask their patients about driving. Doctors see the patients the most often so they need to be responsible for talking to the patient about driving, giving information and doing a thorough eye exam including testing visual acuity and field of vision. The Doctors could also refer older drivers to programs such as CarFit. It would help if this was something that was done early (at 65) so that drivers are well educated and feel like the Doctor is trying to help, not take away there independence.More INFO:Click here for CarFit
Tips and Play a Driving Game
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