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Category: Aging driver challenges

Finally, somebody acknowledges senior drivers buy cars

June 13, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Buying advice, Need to know

IT’S PART OF OUR raison d’être, but espousing the needs, rights and obligations of senior drivers is why seniordriveraus was created. For far too long, senior drivers have been ignored or, even worse, vilified. And

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Drivers simply don’t know the rules

February 5, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

ROAD SAFETY IS A major issue, and it is a shocking fact that too many drivers simply don’t know the rules. And a driver who doesn’t know or obey the road rules is a danger

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‘Tis the season for long road trips. Here’s how to be ready and safe.

October 29, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS when we’re more likely to set out on a car trip longer than we usually tackle. Some of us take the car because it’s cheaper and more convenient that other means

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Reader suggestion: brake/accelerator confusion

October 18, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges

We publish the following without comment. We think (or hope!) it’s tongue in cheek. Dear Senior Driver person, Having been driving for more the 70 years without an accident, I wish to suggest a radical

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Have your motorcycle safety-inspected for free

October 4, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

AS PART OF an industry initiative, Ride Your Motorcycle to Work Week, Australian riders will be able to ‘ride-thru’ over 60 locations Australia-wide from October 7 to 11 to have a 10-point safety inspection completed on

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Jaguar pledge to the disabled can also help older drivers

September 24, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

EVERYBODY RECOGNISES THAT disabilities are a serious issue, but many innovations designed for disabled people also have the potential to make life better for the non-disabled, including older drivers. Jaguar Land Rover has pledged to

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Stay fit and extend your driving life

August 21, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

Simple exercises improve your ability to drive and stay safe on the roads, especially as you age. ONE OF THE BIGGEST concerns for many people as they get older is how long they will be

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What older drivers can do to stay safe on our roads

August 15, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

THE WORLD IS ALWAYS CHANGING, and nowhere more so than on our roads. Many drivers who first earned their driver‘s licence in their teens have been driving for decades. In that time, car technology, traffic

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Eight signs that it may be time to stop driving

August 15, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

LIKE EVERYTHING connected with aging, diminishing skills happen slowly and over time. Although there are natural changes that may occur in our brains and to our bodies as we age, the question of when it

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Stay fit and extend your driving life

August 12, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

ONE OF THE BIGGEST concerns for many people as they get older is how long they will be able to maintain their independence by being allowed to continue to drive. Increasingly, authorities are looking at

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