safe driving

100-Year-Old Driver Hits 14 In L.A.; Is Age to Blame?

Posted on 08/30/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsEleven people — including nine children — were hit when Preston Carter, 100, backed his “powder blue Cadillac” on to a Los Angeles sidewalk Wednesday. Everyone is expected to survive, but four children remain at the hospital after being in critical condition. “I think it was a miscalculation on his part,” said the local police captain. “The gentleman is elderly. Obviously he is going to have some impairment on his decision making.”

The Takeaway: DriveLAB Taking Technology Cues From Older Drivers

Posted on 04/24/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsOn the Road: New technology aimed at making navigation easier for older drivers is in the works at England’s Newcastle University, where researchers have converted an electric car into a mobile laboratory for studying the challenges these drivers face. Tricked out with eye trackers, bio-monitors and other monitoring systems, the DriveLAB car—designed to pinpoint older drivers’ habits and stressors—is part of the UK’s Research Council’s nearly $20 million program to help seniors stay on the road.

Having “The Talk” About Driving with My Dad

Posted on 03/20/2012 by Amy Goyer | Multigenerational & Family Issues | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | RelationshipsDad was “The Man” behind the wheel. From his first Model T that he and his college buddies fixed up in the 1940s to the “ooze-mobile,” which I used to call his big white Oldsmobile that hit the pavement like butter, he enjoyed almost 80 years of driving. He was like a race car driver when he whipped around the hills of Athens County, Ohio in our family Chevy Corvair. In 1989, Mom had a stroke and couldn’t drive anymore so Dad became her trusted …

The Best Driver is an Aware Driver

Posted on 01/30/2012 by Julie Lee | The Road Well Traveled | Comments

Home & FamilyGuest blogger Charles Jekofsky still has his first car—a 1964 Chevy Impala, as well as a 1938 Buick Century, a motorcycle, and a Class B camper. With eight years as a volunteer instructor for AARP Driver Safety and 51 courses behind him, he continues to marvel at new vehicle safety improvements. A few weeks ago, I heard about a massive crash resulting in the damage of more than 50 vehicles that occurred as a result of obscured visibility (luckily there …

(No) Salt In The Wound

Posted on 09/30/2008 by Dave Goldstein | Archived Contributor | Comments

Home & FamilyOne unforseen consequence in our recent economic hardships has been a drop in the supply and spike in the price of road salt. Many cities are struggling to find alternatives.