Senior Behind the Wheel

Senior Behind the Wheel
Author: Lee Simon
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2010-11-18
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1456818813

Seniors Can Drive Safely Of course you want to keep your senior driver driving, for as long as you can. Maybe you (the reader) are the senior driver. Either way, theres a strong desire to keep on driving. But only if its still safe, right? This book is written to help you/or your senior driver, avoid the dangers of the road. It takes you through the whole list of dangers and helps you know what to do about each of them. No senior driver wants to give up or lose his or her drivers license. To not have it any more changes a lot of things. No more independence. Somebody else has to take you to where you want or need to go. This book will help you/or your senior driver, postpone that day. It also has lots of tips for the senior driver to use the very next time he or she drives. And, the good news is that its yours for the low price of $9.99. A senior driver has an extra responsibility. Why? Because in our senior years we cannot do the task of driving as well as we used to. Even if youre still a good driver, many things change when you get up in years. These things make driving, for seniors, even more dangerous. But, be aware, that senior drivers have more accidents than any other age group except new, teen drivers. This should alert you that driving is dangerous, especially for the senior. Per mile driven, the fatality rate for drivers 85 years and older is nine times higher than the rate for drivers 25 to 69 years old. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury-related death for Heres a list of the topics with which this book will help you. Motorcycles Pg. 4 We all know that they are dangerous to drive, but this chapter deals with why they are dangerous to be around when you are driving your car. Big Trucks Pg. 5 Where are the four blind spots and how to avoid them; the six other dangers that semi-tractor trailers pose and how to avoid them. Safety Belts Pg. 7 Why it is so important to wear them each and every time you drive; what the risks are of not wearing the seat belt and some statistics that back this up. Intersections Pg. 9 The dangers that are present at any intersection and some safety tips that greatly reduce the dangers of driving at intersections. This is especially true for senior drivers. Roadway Hazards Pg. 10 The three types of hazards and the two things you must do to make them much less of a danger to you. Drowsy Driving Pg. 12 How to prevent drowsy driving and the four warning signs prior to falling asleep at the wheel. Tips on how to keep yourself awake at the wheel. Other Elderly Drivers Pg. 15 Why they are a danger to others; what to expect when around them, and how you, a senior driver can avoid getting run into by other senior drivers. Distracted Drivers Pg. 16 An entire section on how extremely dangerous it is to talk or text on the cell phone. Then, a section about the many other things that distract senior drivers and why they are so dangerous. Aggressive Drivers Pg. 18 The many types of and dangers of aggressive driving; how it turns into dangerous road rage, and how to control your anger. Drunk and Drugged Driving Pg. 19 What the police look for; how alcohol and drugs impair driving; some very sobering facts and what to do if you or your friend(s) have been drinking or smoking pot and want to drive a car. Crashes Pg. 23 What are the major causes of crashes; how to prevents getting into one; what to do if you are involved in an accident; what to do on curves; how to avoid a head-on collision. Speeding Pg. 26 Why speeding is so very dangerous. General Tips, Driving on Snow&Ice and Gas Savers Pg. 27 Everyone wants to save on gas. Here are some handy tips, plus some other general things that will help you. Lots of General Tips for Senior Drivers Pg. 30 These will help you be a much safer driver. Driving Defensively Get it now, for just $9.99, and sleep better tonight, since you can order

The Senior Driver's Survival Guide

The Senior Driver's Survival Guide
Author: Norman Klein
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2010-05-20
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1452007861

Senior Drivers! Your future is in jeopardy. A disturbing situation is developing in the United States. Since people are living longer, the number of drivers over 65 is escalating three times as rapidly as the general driving population. Older people have difficulty concentration, shorter attention spans and failing vision among other ailments. Unfortunately this results in frequent driving mishaps, sometimes with catastrophic results. Taking away their driving privileges would deprive them of their self esteem and independence. This could happen if they continued to have accidents caused by their propensity to get distracted easily and lose concentration. Some states have already enacted laws requiring re-exams for seniors. No doubt many more will follow. Driving slower in traffic is not the answer. This could cause accidents. Driving too fast would be worse since a person’s attention span and reaction time deteriorate with age. It does not matter how skillful he or she once were, aging diminishes skill in almost all areas including the operation of a motor vehicle. Driving today has become more complex as many more cars are on the road. When seniors started to drive, turnpikes and expressways were non existent. After observing the avoidable accidents seniors were having, and realizing how their ranks were exploding, I decided to write “The Senior Driver’s Survival Guide” – subtitled What You Must Know to Protect Your Driving Privileges. Its contents can enable older drivers to drive with a more acute awareness and help them to be better drivers in their “Golden” years. It is an important book which has the power to change and save lives.

Senior Citizens and Driving

Senior Citizens and Driving
Author: Tamara Thompson
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

This volume examines issues related to senior citizens and driving.

Safe Senior Drivers

Safe Senior Drivers
Author: Phil Berardelli
Publisher: Mountain Lake Press
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0984651241

The post-World War II generation, the Baby Boomers, are beginning to retire at a time when U.S. life expectancy has never been higher. As a result, the population of senior drivers is exploding, a phenomenon that will create potentially massive problems for our traffic planners, highway safety engineers, and healthcare providers, as more and more Americans in their 70s, 80s, and even 90s continue to ply the roadways. Safe Senior Drivers is a unique, invaluable tool for keeping yourself—and your aging parent—as safe as possible on the roads. Packed with useful information and references, this guide is the clearest, most comprehensive resource available on what indeed is a critical time in the life of everyone who intends to stay behind the wheel and function well in today's driving environment.

Grown and Flown

Grown and Flown
Author: Lisa Heffernan
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1250188954

PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.

The Psychology of Driving

The Psychology of Driving
Author: Graham J. Hole
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317778103

Road accidents are the major cause of death and injury among young people in the developing world, and the field of psychology can offer great insights into the many factors that are at play when we get behind the wheels of our cars. Based on data collected around the world on drivers of all age groups, Graham Hole provides an up to date picture of the realities of driving, including visual perception issues, cell phone distractions, fatigue, drugs, and the effects of aging. These insights can help explain why we crash, as well as how we achieve the amazing feat of not crashing more often than we do. In this jargon-free and very accessible book, Hole applies psychological methods and insights to this every-day experience with two audiences in mind. First, he speaks to accident investigators, who frequently rely on well-developed understandings of engineering and forensics and less insight into the psychology of the driver. Second, of course, this book will be of value to anyone interested in the application of cognitive psychology to real-world behaviors, and to anyone who drives.