Conversations with Older Drivers

Family Conversations With Older Drivers | The Hartford

Information to help families initiate productive and caring family conversations with older adults about driving safety.

We Need to Talk: Family Conversations with Older Drivers - AARP

We Need to Talk provides tips and advice on determining when it's time to limit or stop driving and how to discuss the topic with loved ones.

Safe Driving - Conversations with Older Drivers - The Hartford

The following questions and answers can help you assess your family situation and have meaningful conversations about older driver safety. QUESTIONS. FAMILIES ...

How to Understand and Influence Older Drivers - NHTSA

Suggestions on how to begin conversation with an older driver about safety concerns. These conversations don't happen often enough, and when they do, the older ...

Family Conversations with Older Drivers - Sedgwick County

Crafting Caring Conversations. When families discuss driving issues, they must assess the personality of the older driver, driving record, availability of ...

Conversations with Older Drivers | - NC Senior Driver

Older drivers may feel like their family doesn't understand how important driving is to them. For many, driving represents a sense of freedom and they are ...

“Are You Trying to Take Away My Keys?” Communication Tips for ...

As many older drivers are either unaware of how their driving abilities have changed or resistant to talking about it, these conversations are ...

Time For Them To Stop Driving? 6 Tips for Having a Talk With Seniors

Here are a few tips for broaching the topic. Be proactive. Have a talk before problems or concerns arise, giving older drivers time to reflect and process.

A Talk with An Elder Driver - Eldercare Locator

If you need to start a conversation about driving safety, it is important to be caring, respectful, and non-confrontational. Show genuine concern and ...

Older Drivers - NHTSA

If you are an older driver or a caregiver, NHTSA encourages you to talk about driving safety. In 2022, the number of traffic deaths — 8,572 — involving a driver ...

Older Drivers - Having The Talk About Driving - Healthy Aging

Talking with an older person about their driving is often difficult. Most of us delay that conversation until the person's driving has become what we ...

Talking about Driving with An Older Driver - Family Caregivers Online

Talking about Driving with An Older Driver · Be prepared. Learn about local services to help someone who can no longer drive. · Avoid ...

A Critical Discussion: How to Talk Driver Safety Now with Your ...

Difficult decisions such as taking away senior driver motor vehicle privileges are faced frequently by many families. The issue of elderly ...

How to Talk With Seniors About Their Unsafe Driving - Medicare.org

How to Talk With Seniors About Their Unsafe Driving · Choose who will initiate the conversation. · Find a good time and plan ahead. · Provide reasons and make ...

Safe Driving for Older Adults | National Institute on Aging

Tips for older adults to drive safely · Talk with your doctor. If you have any concerns about your health and driving, see your doctor. · Be ...

Tips for Talking to Aging Drivers - NDDOT

Talk to aging drivers about restricting or giving up their driving privileges before a real problem arises.

Talking With Older Loved Ones About Their Driving

December 6 – 10, 2021, is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. In 2020, fewer people traveled for the holidays, but this year, ...

Starting the Conversation—Your Loved Ones Driving | Chorus

As a loved one of an older driver, you have an important task ahead—use Road Safe Seniors to help you start the conversation about driving safely for longer ...

Assisting Aging Drivers During and After Their Decision to Retire ...

NHTSA's Older Drivers web page provides free materials to help families talk with an older driver about safe driving. It includes information about driving with ...

Ask the Expert: How to Help Older Drivers Stay Safe on the Road

” The healthcare provider will frame the discussion in terms of the older driver's medical issues—and it's easier for the older adult to swallow any bad ...