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His body

As you age, your joints may become stiff and muscles can weaken. This can make it difficult to turn his head to look back, turn the wheel quickly or stop safely.

What you can do:

• Consult your doctor if you feel pain or stiffness in your joints and muscles interfere with your ability to drive
• If possible, drive a car with automatic transmission, steering hydraulic brakes with electronic assistance and large side mirrors
• Stay physically active or exercise to maintain or even improve your strength and flexibility

His vision, your vision may change as you get older. At night it can be difficult for you to see things clearly. The glare or light reflections - the lights of other cars, street lamps or sunlight may also be problematic. It may be harder to see people, objects and movements outside their direct line of vision. It may take longer to read street signs or signs the streets and even recognize familiar places. Eye diseases like glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration, and some medications can also affect your vision.

What you can do:

• an appointment to review your vision every 2 to 4 years if you are 40 to 64 years of age and every 1 to 2 years if you are 65 or older. This is a recommendation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. There are many vision problems that your doctor can treat.
• Talk to your eye doctor if you do not see well enough to drive because of a cataract. You may need surgery remove the cataract.
• If you need glasses for distance vision while driving, make sure your prescription is correct and always use them to drive.
• Avoid driving at night if it looks good in the dark.

His hearing

His ability to hear can change, making it difficult to see the other car horns, sirens or noise of his own car. This can be a problem because these sounds alert you when to get off the road or get out of step. It is important to listen.

What you can do

• Make an appointment to have your hearing checked. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association recommends a review every 3 years after age 50. Your doctor can treat hearing problems.
• get a device to help you hear and do not forget to use while driving.
• Try to keep your car interior as quiet as possible while driving.
• Pay attention to warning lights on the dashboard of your car. They can tell when something is wrong with your car.

His reflexes

To drive safely, you should be able to react quickly to what the other cars and people in the streets and highways. You need to make decisions and remember what to do. Able to make quick decisions while driving is important for preventing accidents and stay safe. Changes over time can affect how quickly you react. You may notice that your reflexes become slower. Stiff joints or weak muscles may hinder their ability to move quickly. His ability to keep an eye can be smaller or may be more difficult to do two things at once.

What you can do:

• Increase the distance between your car and the car in front of you.
• Begin braking early when you need to stop.
• When possible, avoid streets with heavy traffic.
• If you must drive in the fast-moving highways, drive in the right lane. The traffic is slower there, and this can give you more time to make safe driving decisions.
• Take a class to drive defensively. The AARP, American Automobile Association (AAA) or your insurance company can help you find a class near you.
• Be alert to changes in your body and mind and talk to your doctor about any concerns.

Your health

Some health problems can make driving a car safely is more difficult for people of all ages. However, other health conditions that are more common as a person ages also adversely affects the safe driving of a car. For example, Parkinson's disease, stroke and arthritis can interfere with your ability to drive. It may be that at some point, a person with health problems and feel that is not a good driver and can make the decision to stop driving.

People with conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia may forget how to drive safely. They can also forget about finding a place known as the supermarket or even your home. In the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, some people can continue to drive safely for some time. However, when the memory and the ability to make decisions is being reduced, your driving is affected. If you have dementia, you may not realize you are having trouble driving. Your family and friends can tell you what they think about their driving and a doctor can help you decide if it is safe to continue driving.

What you can do:

• Tell a family member or your doctor if you confusion while driving.

Your medications

Do you take medicines that make you drowsy, dizzy or make you feel less alert than usual? Medications can have side effects. People tend to take more medications as they age, so pay attention to how these drugs may be affecting your driving.

What you can do:

• Read drug labels carefully and pay attention to any warnings.
• Make a list of medications and talk to your doctor or pharmacist about how they can be affecting the way driving.
• not drive if you feel dizzy or drowsy.

you a safe driver?

may already be aware that you are a problem for night driving on the highways or in bad weather. Older drivers may also have problems when to yield, turn (especially left), change lanes, pass and use the expressway ramps.

What you can do:

• If you have questions about the weather, do not go. Rain or snow can make people have difficulty driving. Wait until the weather clears or even better, use buses, taxis or other service transport available in your community. Search
• different routes that can help you avoid places where driving can be a problem. The left turns can be quite dangerous because they must pay attention to many things at once. Could plan routes to your destination in which only needed to turn right. Get
• review your driving skills. There are programs for drivers and clinics that can test your driving and also suggest ways to improve your driving skills.

Update your driving skills by taking a refresher course. (Tip: Some insurance companies may reduce their rates when you complete successful this type of instruction.)