Please view the Slide Deck to evaluate if it’s time to have a talk with the senior driver in your family. Discussing giving up the keys can be a difficult topic. To many of us, driving represents freedom, and is a privilege we are reluctant to relinquish. 15 Warning Signs will help you evaluate the senior driver in your family, and the additional resources will help ease the transition out of the driver's seat. Published by BoomersKnowHow.com, the online guide for baby boomers.

1. Senior Drivers
15
Warning
Signs
It's Time To Hide Mom Or Dad's Keys!
Published by BoomersKnowHow.com

2. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
1 Impaired Vision
Becomes Sensitive to Light
Exhibits Poor Night Vision
Complains of Blurred
Vision
Reduced Peripheral
Vision
Difficulty Reading
Traffic Signs

3. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
2 Impaired Hearing
Does Not Hear Sirens
Cannot Hear Honking
Horns
Difficulty Hearing a
Car Accelerate
High Volume on Car
Radio
Must Turn Towards
Sound to Hear

4. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
3 Slowed Reflexes
Slow to Begin
Turning Steering
Wheel
Slow Movement Between
Gas and Brake Pedals
Slow to Turn Head to
Acknowledge Sound
Begins to Drive
Slower to
Accommodate
Slowed Reflexes

5. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
4 Decreased Flexibility
Difficulty Turning
Neck to Check Blind
Spots
Hard to Look Over
Shoulder While Backing
Labors to Get In and Out
of Car
Struggles With Seat
Belt
Cannot Steer Hand-
Over-Hand
Limited Range of
Motion

6. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
5 Chronic Pain
Cannot Grip Steering
Wheel Properly
Uncomfortable to Lift Legs
Arthritic Hands Make it
Difficult to Handle Small
Controls
Uncomfortable in
Driver's Seat
Painful to Depress
Pedals
P A I N

7. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
6 Easily Confused
Misses Traffic
Signals
Misinterprets Road Signs
Confused by Lane
Markings
Misses Turns
Panics Quickly

8. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
7 Loses Focus
Drifting or Accidental
Lane Chages
Wonders Onto Shoulder
Crosses Center Line
Sudden Acceleration
Late to Apply Brakes
F O C U S

9. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
8 Judging Distances
Poor Judge of Gaps
in Traffic When
Merging and
Changing Lanes
Forced too Brake Hard at
Stop Signs
Misjudges Exit Ramp
Speeds
Does Not Allow
Enough Room When
Turning In Front of
Oncoming Traffic

10. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
9 Parking
Difficulty Parking in
Parking Stalls
Difficulty Backing From
Stalls
Inappropriate Speed
Forgets Where Car is
Parked
Easily Frustrated or
Confused

11. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
10 Lost
Gets Lost in Familiar
Locations
Forgets Familiar Street
Names and Addresses
Often Makes the
Same Wrong Turn
Reluctant to Drive to
Familiar Locations

12. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
11 Small Mishaps
Accumulating Dings
on the Car Body
Scrapes on the
Garage Door and
Entry
Damaged Mailboxes
and Fences
Damaged
Landscaping

13. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
12 Accidents
Frequent Accidents
Hitting Parked Cars
Accident Caused by
Confusing Brake and
Gas Pedals
Too Many Near
Misses

14. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
13 Road Rage
Easily Loses Temper
While Behind Wheel
Causes Other Drivers
to React Defensively
Frequent Target of
Responses From
Other Drivers
Frightens
Passengers

15. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
14 Citations
Frequent Moving
Violations
Warnings Issued
Increased Insurance
Premiums

16. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
15 Medications
Check Labels for
Warnings About
Drowsiness
Dizziness
Confusion
Operating a Vehicle

17. Senior Drivers - 15 WarningSigns
Action
Take a Ride
Take a ride with the senior driver in your family
Look for the 15 Warning Signs
Discuss your concerns
Additional Resources
Visit http://boomersknowhow.com/senior
Access Self-Evaluation Quiz for Senior Drivers
Guidelines for Talking to Mom and Dad

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