Resources on Senior Driving

Web Sites with information related to older drivers:

AAMVA's GrandDriver Public Awareness and Education Program can be found at www.GrandDriver.info.

The Hartford publishes At the Crossroads: A Guide to Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia & Driving, an excellent publication that offers such things as tips for balancing independence and safety, warning signs for drivers with dementia, and an agreement with the family about driving. A copy is available at: http://www.agingcarefl.org/caregiver/alzheimers/AttheCrossroadsHartfordMASS.pdf

Liberty Mutual Insurance provides information on the National Conversation Drive and provides written tips on having a conversation about driving.

American Academy of Neurology-Practice Parameter update: Evaluation and management of driving risk in dementia - Driving_Risk_in_Dementia.pdf

Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee American Medical Association's Physician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/olderdrivers/.

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has expanded their website at www.hsmv.state.fl.us/ddl/tlc.html.

For information about Florida's disabled parking program, driver assessment programs serving Pinellas County, Florida, help for families concerned about drivers with dementia, and links to web sites with exercises to help older persons stay in physical and mental shape for driving, see the following articles on our web site:

• The Four Stages of Caregiving, Stage One, section 7. Evaluate your care recipient's driving skills.
• Driving and Dementia.
• How Do I Enroll in Florida's Disabled Parking Program?