The New Driving Impairment: Conditions That Affect Aging Drivers

JSI Co-Founder Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will be speaking at 2017 LifeSavers Conference on the Aging Driver.  Below is a description of the presentation.

America’s love affair with the automobile has given us enormous personal mobility and independence. Today’s drivers have strong expectations that they will continue to enjoy the freedom and convenience of driving well into old age. But older drivers’ desire to drive isn’t always supported by the ability to do so safely. Functional impairments and medical conditions associated with aging can seriously impair an individual’s performance behind the wheel. This session will explore how advocates and experts describe these conditions, their frequency, the dangers, and what can be done to minimize and compensate for the cognitive, physical, visual and medication impairments that are increasingly common as we age.