Even the best of us have developed bad driving habits, so senior drivers should be proactive and make sure they are still up to the task By Lorraine Sommerfeld Jan Thompson, 69, has been driving well over 50 years; instead of taking it for granted, he had a different thought. “I worry I’m getting too set […]
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Winter Driving and Survival
February 19th, 2014 
admin Stranded in your car: Winter driving isn’t fun and some drivers have a visceral fear of it. Some people feel safe in their skills as a driver, or in their denial, and think that getting stranded in the snow would never happen to them. It’s a scarey thought so perhaps ignorance is bliss. It doesn’t […]
Elderly Drivers and driving is a growing concern
February 18th, 2014 admin Aging is one of those things that we simply can’t avoid (unless we die young). As we age, we are presented with challenges that we never had to deal with before and as drivers, those challenges can seriously affect our ability to drive safely. Poor vision, slower reflexes, slower and poor reasoning skills and dementia. […]