Driving for many people is an important part of their lives. Since turning sixteen, most people have been able to drive a car providing freedom to come and go as they please. When we are old enough to get a permit then eventually a drivers license, young adults are tested to ensure that they can do the minimal amount of driving that can e done. However, once people reach senior citizen status, they do not. In fact, once you receive your license, you will have it for a lifetime.

However, while teens face a number of issues while driving including drinking, teen safety, texting while driving and distracted driving, these are the only issues that need to be concerned with. The same is not the case with senior citizens. Seniors face many more factors to be safe drivers. These factors include failing health, slower reflexes, deteriorating eyesite, reaction time and the ability to respond in bad weather. However, when of the most difficult decisions any senior citizen has to face is having to stop driving.

When it comes to senior citizen safety while driving, there are many factors to keep in mind to be a safe driver. Here are a few of the topics which should help all seniors remain safe:

Senior Health Issues

• Senior Citizen Resource Guide – helpful information for senior citizens to help learn about various health issues.
• Vision Information – information about the need for good vision to maintain your drivers license and how it is tested.
• Staying Healthy as a Senior – tips and resources for senior citizens on how to stay healthy.
• Age Related Links – useful site aimed at helping seniors remain healthy and being safe drivers.

Aging and Driving Concerns

• Effects of Aging on Driving Ability (PDF) – article discussing the effects that aging has on driving ability and reflects.
• Vision, Aging and Driving – helpful information on the problems associated with aging and in particular, driving issues.
• Mature Drivers – information about how the changes due to age and even technology can be a problem for senior citizens.
• Aging and Driving Performance (PDF) – study outlining the factors in driving pertaining to the elderly.
• Aging and Driving (PDF) – article discussing the technical problems with vision in the elderly.

Senior Safe Driving Tips

• Injury Prevention – tips and recommendations on how to keep senior citizens safe when driving.
• Senior Driver Overview – information and a brief overview of driving for senior citizens.
• Coping with Illness and Age – helpful resources and suggestions on how to deal with illness and age.
• Safe Driving – resourceful site providing a variety of resources for safe driving.
• Driving Tips for Senior Citizens – basic tips that can be utilized by senior citizen drivers.
• Senior Citizen Driving – information for older drivers to deal with the challenges of aging.

Unsafe Driving Problems

• Senior Driving – helpful guide for seniors on being a safe driver.
• Older Driver Safety – useful government information aimed at helping older drivers be safe.
• Elderly Driving – helping to show senior citizens on being safer drivers regardless of age and abilities.

Weather and Driving Conditions

• Safe Winter Driving – common sense tips on how to drive safely during the winter.
• Winter Driving Tips – helpful tips for drivers to navigate the roads safely during the winter.
• Driving in Bad Weather (PDF) – informative article outlining common sense practices for safe driving in bad weather.
• Driving Hazards and Safety – useful suggestions on how to drive in bad and hazardous conditions.

Time for Senior Citizens to Stop Driving

• Driving Decision – information to help senior citizens make the decision to stop driving.
• Stopping Driving – helpful article that helps seniors make a decision about continuing to drive.
• Senior Driving Safety discussion of self-evaluation and driving skills for senior citizens along with alternatives to driving.
• Senior Driving – useful topics are covered providing information on when senior citizens should stop driving.

Senior Driving Resources

• Driving Skills Resources – useful information and resources that are helpful to senior citizen drivers.
• Resource Guide – information to assist senior citizens in being safer drivers.
• Assessing Older Drivers – assessment information and resources to determine the abilities of elderly drivers.
• Senior Safety Resources – information for seniors to remain safe both on and off the roadways.
• Elderly Drivers – overview of the problems associated with drivers who are limited physically or mentally.
• Resources for Older Drivers – helpful collection of resources that can be used by older drivers.