14 Nov Putting Away the Keys

Nothing can turn a ‘zippidee-doo-dah’ day into a downer like blurry lanes and erratic driving. Keys act as a magic portal to independence and freedom, but as age progresses, the possibility for danger can increase. What are some warning signs we can watch?

Check out this list below:

• Feeling uncomfortable, nervous, or fearful while driving
• Dents and scrapes on the car or on fences, mailboxes, garage doors, curbs etc.
• Difficulty staying in the lane of travel
• Getting lost
• Trouble paying attention to signals, road signs and pavement markings
• Slower response to unexpected situations
• Medical conditions or medications that may be affecting your ability to handle the car safely
• Frequent “close calls” (i.e. almost crashing)
• Trouble judging gaps in traffics at intersections and on highway entrance/exit ramps
• Other drivers honking at you and instances when you are angry at other drivers
• Friends or relatives not wanting to ride with you
• Difficulty seeing the sides of the road when looking straight ahead
• Easily distracted or having a hard time concentrating while driving.
• Difficulty turning around to check over your shoulder while backing up or changing lanes
• Frequent traffic tickets or warnings by traffic or law enforcement officers in the last year or two