As we age, it's normal for our driving abilities to change. By reducing risk factors and incorporating safe driving practices, many of us can continue driving safely long into our senior years.

Safety Tips:

• Get your eyes checked every year. 
• Have your hearing checked annually.
• Talk with a doctor about the effects that ailments or medications may have on your driving ability.
• Get plenty of sleep.
• Find the right car and any aids you need for safe driving.
• Drive defensively.
• Know your limitations.
• Listen to the concerns of others.

Benefits of Not Driving

• Save money on the cost of car ownership.
• Improve your health, exercise by walking, cycling
• Expand your social circle, meet people through ride sharing or on city transit
• Appreciate the change of pace.

Deciding When to Stop Driving: Warning Signs

• Increasing number of near collisions.
• Direct involvement in minor collisions.
• Difficulty seeing pedestrians, objects and other vehicles.
• Difficulty co-ordinating hand and foot movements.
• Increased nervousness when behind the wheel.

Know your transportation alternatives

• Public transportation.
• Friends and family members who drive.
• Keep your vehicle and have others drive for you e.g. volunteer driver programs.
• Taxis.
• Walking/cycling.
• Motorized wheelchairs.