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Road Wise Older Drivers Passenger Safety Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with Texas Department of Transportation Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety Aging and Driving Successfully Everything hurts and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work. You have too much room in the house and not enough in the medicine cabinet. You know you’re getting old when… Your children begin to look middle-aged. You want to see how long your car will last instead of how fast it will go.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety Aging and Driving Successfully Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts, 2009

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety Physical Changes Vision Reflexes Hearing Arthritis External Influences Aging and Driving Successfully

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety Vision accounts for 90%+ of the cues needed for driving. As we age:  peripheral vision declines  becomes harder to see detail  more difficult to focus on near objects  temporary blind spots created Aging and Driving Successfully

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety TIPS for Better Driving Vision 1. Eye Checkup 2. Clean Glass and Mirrors 3. Time to Adjust to Dark 4. Look Away from Lights 5. Avoid Night Driving 6. Check Mirrors 7. Give Extra Time and Distance Aging and Driving Successfully

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety Reaction time begins to slow down Your hearing may decline Aging and Driving Successfully

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety What can you do? Keep alert. Increase your following distance. Avoid heavily traveled or high speed areas. Plan your trip and drive your plan. Aging and Driving Successfully

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety Aging and Driving Successfully

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety Close Calls... Aging and Driving Successfully Photo: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ServicePassenger Safety Aging and Driving Successfully