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Safe Driving And Alzheimer's Disease

Naomi was hopelessly lost. As she drove, state's attorneys, physicians, family
absolutely nothing looked familiar. She members, neighbors, friends, or other
noticed a fluttering in her stomach. She drivers. In some states, all older
had to admit that she was in a lovely drivers must take driving tests for
area, with large shade trees and a lovely annual renewals. Check with your state's
lawn, but there were no houses where she driver's licensing authority to see what
could stop to ask directions. And the rules and procedures exist for revoking
road seemed so narrow. She was starting driver's licenses for impaired drivers.If
to feel confused again. And there was your loved one's driver's license is
nowhere to turn around. So she stopped ultimately revoked, he or she should get
the car and placed the gearshift into a state issued photo identification card
park.Some time passed before a to use for check cashing, air travel, and
groundskeeper noticed the car on the golf other uses.Protecting Insurance
course cart path. He called the police. A CoverageEven with a doctor's advice not
patrolman checked Naomi's identification to drive, or a driver's license
and called her husband. The police revocation, a person with Alzheimer's may
officer then notified the state driver's still get behind the wheel. He or she may
licensing authority that Naomi should be forget that driving is no longer allowed.
retested.Knowing when and how to take Or, stubbornness, anger, or frustration
away the keys to the car is one of the may encourage him or her to grab the keys
most troublesome issues facing families and hit the road. If that happens and an
who have a loved one with the illness. As accident occurs, serious
we age, our eyesight and hearing may consequences-beyond the risk of personal
worsen. Depth perception plays tricks. injury or death to the driver,
Our reaction time slows. These elements passengers, or others-may result.For
of normal aging may interfere with our example, although some state laws require
ability to drive a motor vehicle safely. insurance companies to honor claims
For someone with Alzheimer's disease, involving insured motor vehicles, even if
these normal processes are complicated by driven by an unlicensed driver, an
additional symptoms related to the insurance claim can be challenged.
disease's effect on the brain. In fact, Insurance coverage may be cancelled. And
studies show that a person with future applications for motor vehicle
Alzheimer's disease has twice the chance insurance can be denied. In some states,
of being involved in a motor vehicle insurance companies can cancel policies
accident as a driver of the same age if a driver's license is revoked,
without the illness.While a person in regardless of whether an accident has
early stages of Alzheimer's disease may happened or not. Should a driver without
retain the ability to drive a motor coverage become involved in a motor
vehicle, as the disease progresses, the vehicle accident, his or her assets will
time is likely to come when he or she is be at risk from claims by accident
no longer safe behind the wheel. At the victims for property damage or personal
same time, the person with Alzheimer's injury.These issues are particularly
disease will cling to whatever sense of important for an unimpaired spouse of a
independence he or she can.The American person with Alzheimer's disease.
Psychiatric Association says that some Insurance cancellation will jeopardize
Alzheimer's patients with moderate the spouse's insurability. Acceptance
impairment and all severely impaired under a new policy may be difficult
patients pose unacceptable risks to because of the spouse's older age. And
themselves and others behind the wheel of the new policy may cost much more than
a motor vehicle. Even those in early the previous one. State insurance laws
stages of the disease may be unable to vary, and some states have regulations
drive even short distances safely. pertaining to such situations.One option
Depending on the individual, family is for the impaired driver to exclude
members and others have a responsibility himself or herself from the policy,
to assess the situation and, when enabling the unimpaired spouse to
necessary, step in and take away the continue insurance coverage. But if the
keys.Warning SignsHow do you know when to excluded driver drives anyway, a claim
restrict driving privileges in a person for personal injury or property damage to
with Alzheimer's disease? Trust your the driver's car may not be honored to
instincts. If you feel uncomfortable the full extent of the policy's limits.
riding with him or her-or letting your (Liability claims by others would likely
children ride along-you may have be paid, however.) If that happened, the
unconsciously decided that the time has policy would most likely be
come. Another indicator is the person's canceled.Action Steps for Family
inability to follow a recipe or perform MembersDepending upon your loved one's
simple household tasks. These types of abilities and desire to drive, regardless
activities require some of the same of driver's license status or doctor's
mental abilities necessary for safely orders, family members can take steps to
operating a motor vehicle.Deterioration prevent an impaired driver from operating
in the ability to concentrate, as well as the car. Here are six steps you can
impairment of judgment seen in people who take:1. Sell the car. If the car won't be
have Alzheimer's disease, add to the driven, it makes sense to sell it.
concern about such patients driving motor However, Americans love their cars. Some
vehicles. According to the Alzheimer's even name them the way they would name a
Association, some things to watch for pet dog or cat. If your loved one is
include the following:1. Getting attached to his or her motor vehicle,
lost.Anyone can get lost in an unfamiliar your suggestion to sell it may meet
area. Those with Alzheimer's disease may strong objection, even if the impaired
become disoriented and be unable to find driver seems to understand that driving
his or her way in familiar locales.2. is no longer allowed. If the loved one
Ignoring traffic signals.Failure to wants to keep the car, or is comforted by
notice or obey stop signs, traffic lights seeing it in the garage or driveway, you
or other highway markers may mean the can disable the car so it can't be
driver didn't notice them. In addition, driven.2. Hide the car keys. If the car
the driver may have lost the ability to remains in the family, someone must
associate the sign with its meaning. He control access to all copies of the keys.
or she may see the sign, but not know Lock them in a safe place unknown to the
what it means.3. Lack of impaired driver.3. Replace the car key.
judgment.Inability to estimate the speed If the impaired driver resists or refuses
of oncoming traffic, deciding whether to to hand over his or her set of keys,
stop for a yellow light or slide through quietly replace the car key with one that
the intersection, or becoming confused at looks like it, but that doesn't work in
a four-way stop sign are some examples of the vehicle.4. Remove the tires. Removing
poor judgment while driving. Being slow the tires will disable the vehicle, but
to make decisions-or making poor in some residential areas, parking a car
ones-when driving can result in accidents on blocks is not allowed,
that can harm the driver, as well as except-perhaps-in an enclosed garage.
others on the road.4. Driving too fast or Check with your local jurisdiction before
too slowly.Erratic driving at taking this step.5. Disable the vehicle.
inappropriate speeds can indicate a lack Ask a mechanic to show you how to
of concentration, as well as poor disconnect the car's battery or how to
physical coordination. It may also disconnect the coil wire between the coil
indicate poor judgment.5. Anger and and distributor. If a spouse or other
confusion.You don't have to have household member needs to use the car,
Alzheimer's disease to experience road reconnecting them is relatively easy.6.
rage. Frustration during driving can make Park the car elsewhere. Park the car down
anyone flustered or angry. If the driver the street, around the corner, or out of
has Alzheimer's disease, however, watch sight in a neighbor's garage to make it
for frequent occurrences of anger or inaccessible.Look for AlternativesA
confusion, as well as inappropriate or person who has been driving for decades
exaggerated reactions, while and who takes pride in his or her
driving.Taking Away the Car KeysIf your independence will likely resist attempts
family member's ability to drive is to restrict driving privileges. That
impaired, you have a moral responsibility independence is difficult to give up,
to take action to keep him or her off the especially in neighborhoods without good
road. However, accomplishing this goal public transportation systems. The person
may not be easy. Any suggestion that car may not want to burden friends or family
keys be relinquished could be met with to get where he or she wants to go.In
resistance, frustration, anger, or modern American culture, driving is
hostility-especially when it comes from a important. For many, it involves
family member who may already be self-esteem and status as well as
providing care by assisting with mobility. For these reasons, those who
activities of daily living like bathing, have Alzheimer's disease are unlikely to
dressing, and meal preparation.Ask the admit difficulties they are experiencing
DoctorMany Alzheimer's families turn to when driving. So, family members and
the loved one's physician for help with physicians must balance the person's
the issue. Your loved one may more easily convenience with the safety of the
accept advice not to drive from a health driver, as well as passengers and other
care professional he or she has an drivers on the road.When restricting
established trust relationship with. For driving privileges becomes an issue, you
one thing, a doctor is often seen as an can ease the transition by investigating
authority figure. For another, such a alternative methods of getting from place
third party can discuss the situation to place. Here are some choices you can
objectively and dispassionately with less make available to your loved one in place
chance of offending your loved one on a of a personal motor vehicle.1. Friends
personal level. Many doctors understand and family.Are you willing to provide all
the need for this intervention and will or part of your loved one's
be willing to comply with requests of transportation needs? What about other
this nature from family members. In some family members? If friends say, "let me
cases, doctors will write the words "Do know if I can do anything to help,"
Not Drive" on a prescription slip. In suggest they give your loved one a ride
others, you may need to ask the doctor to to the grocery store, hairdresser, or
file a request for re-examination of your doctor's appointment. You can also ask
loved one's driving abilities by the for volunteers at your place of
state driver's licensing worship.2. Public Transportation.Gather
authority.Contact the State Licensing information about bus routes, train
AuthorityAll states have a system in schedules, and taxi services. See whether
place to require retesting of persons they offer discounts for older
with mental or physical impairments. individuals or those with disabilities.
However, state laws and re-examination Calculate round-trip fares from your
processes vary. They may include medical loved one's home to frequently visited
evaluation, as well as written and road locations, such as the grocery store,
tests. Laws also vary concerning who is doctor's office, barber shop, or
authorized to request re-examination. library.3.
They may include police officers, judges,




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