The key of senior drivers take is a tough decision, which often caused conflict between family members and friends. But scientists and safety advocates have repeatedly shown that age, people often lose the motor skills and remain intellectual ability to alert behind the wheel. In this sense a new report by the American psychological found Association, that driving errors increase with age both for dangerous drivers and those with a previously impeccable record. So you speak with your parent or friend senior drivers about the dangers of driving on the reduced motor skills.

The study asked 266 driver between 70 and 88, the alone drive life a week once, and show no signs of dementia to drive a 12-miles city with professional driving instructors mark their error rate. The driving infractions in most of the consumer reports cars blog known failed blind spots, and veering of streets, neglect, use indicators review. Driving instructors had to by grab the wheel or hit the brake for 17% of the tested drivers intervene. Most interesting for senior drivers is that errors quadrupled the youngest, oldest rider.

These results help, some disturbing explain the last senior driving accidents, the dozens killed and injured have led. In the most horrible example an 89-year-old 10 killed and injured 70 in the year 2003 when they drove by a California farmers market at 60 miles per hour. And this February, 83-year-old Clarence Kinney accident close to San Diego after turning on a motorway of the wrong way causing a massive multi.

Of course senior drivers are no longer weak across the Board. Some who have maintained their motor skills and special abilities, have become much safer and road as the most age demographics. State legislators should so instead of passing ceiling laws against senior drivers, laws adopted, the drivers for sight and motor skills screen, before their license is renewed.

We know that even as the streets for senior driver more dangerous receives it is difficult, to discuss the storage of the key for a good way. So we have put together guidelines for talking on the management of security risks for senior drivers, complete with alternatives to drive, and start senior driver screening laws, which were implemented in States across the country. See also our senior driver safety assessment checklist & itself.

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