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url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/driving-safety'
title: 'Driving Safety'
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  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/1'
date: '2019-07-09T18:16:05+00:00'
updated: '2023-03-17T19:14:23+00:00'
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summary: 'Driving Safety >'
tags:
  - Wellness
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[**Take the Interactive Driving Safety Questionnaire**](/tools-and-tips/driver-safety-questionnaire "Driver Safety Questionnaire: Interactive")

  Over 80 percent of older adults have a driver’s license. Older adults who drive a car have freedom and independence. They feel more in control and satisfied with their lives.

As we age, physical and mental changes can cause problems with driving. These changes aren’t related to a certain age. They include:

- Vision problems
- Problems with the ability to think and make decisions
- Physical changes such as arthritis

 [Take the Interactive Driving Safety Questionnaire](/tools-and-tips/driver-safety-questionnaire)

 [Safety Tips for Older Drivers](/tools-and-tips/tip-sheet-safety-tips-older-drivers)

 [Ask the Expert About Driving](/tools-and-tips/ask-expert-how-help-older-drivers-stay-safe-road)

## Hear from an Expert on Driver Safety

Watch our animated explainer with Dr. Alice Pomidor, MD, AGSF, to learn about how we can stay safe on the road as we age.

## SIGNS THAT DRIVING SKILLS NEED TESTING

- [What Tests Should an Older Driver Take?](/driving-safety/testing-driving-skills "Testing Driving Skills")

## FACTS & STATISTICS

- [As Age Increases, So Does Risk](/driving-safety/driving-safety-facts-statistics "Driving Safety: Facts & Statistics")

## CAR AND DRIVING SAFETY TIPS

- [Safety Tips for Older Adults](/driving-safety/car-and-driving-safety-tips "Car and Driving Safety Tips")
- [Make Sure Your Car "Fits"](/driving-safety/car-and-driving-safety-tips "Car and Driving Safety Tips")
- [Strategies for "Age-Proofing" Your Car](/driving-safety/car-and-driving-safety-tips "Car and Driving Safety Tips")

## Transportation Planning

- [Provide Older Adults with Transportation Options](/driving-safety/transportation-planning "Transportation Planning")

  ***Safe Driving for Older Adults* was developed through a cooperative agreement between AGS and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).**