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leave even more space between you and the next car.Make sure there is enough space behind you. (Hint: If someone follows youtoo closely, slow down and let that person pass you.)Use your rear window defroster to keep the back window clear at all times.Keep your headlights on at all times.

ar safety

Drive a car with features that make driving easier, such as power steering,power brakes, automatic transmission, and large mirrors.Drive a car with air bags.Check your windshield wiper blades often and replace them when needed.Keep your headlights clean and aligned.Think about getting hand controls for the accelerator and brakes if youhave leg problems.

riving skills

Take a driving refresher class every few years. (Hint: Some car insurancecompanies lower your bill when you pass this type of class. Check withAARP, AAA, or local private driving schools to find a class near you.)
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companies lower your bill when you pass this type of class. Check withAARP, AAA, or local private driving schools to find a class near you.)
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4 5

leave even more space between you and the next car.Make sure there is enough space behind you. (Hint: If someone follows youtoo closely, slow down and let that person pass you.)Use your rear window defroster to keep the back window clear at all times.Keep your headlights on at all times.

ar safety

Drive a car with features that make driving easier, such as power steering,power brakes, automatic transmission, and large mirrors.Drive a car with air bags.Check your windshield wiper blades often and replace them when needed.Keep your headlights clean and aligned.Think about getting hand controls for the accelerator and brakes if youhave leg problems.

riving skills

Take a driving refresher class every few years. (Hint: Some car insurancecompanies lower your bill when you pass this type of class. Check withAARP, AAA, or local private driving schools to find a class near you.)
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Human ServicesPublic Health ServiceNational Institutes of HealthJune 2004

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ooklet At the Crossroads:

de to Alzheimer’s Disease,

tia & Driving is available in

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free copy, contact:

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sylum Avenue

ord, CT 06115

hehartford.com/alzheimers

nal Highway Traffic

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a senior-friendly Web site fromthe National Institute on Agingand the National Library ofMedicine. The site, whichfeatures popular health topicsfor older adults, has large typeand a “talking” functionthat reads the text aloud.

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U.S. Department of Health and

Human ServicesPublic Health ServiceNational Institutes of HealthJune 2004

9

ooklet At the Crossroads:

de to Alzheimer’s Disease,

tia & Driving is available in

h and Spanish and online.

free copy, contact:

artford

ord Plaza

sylum Avenue

ord, CT 06115

hehartford.com/alzheimers

nal Highway Traffic

Administration

venth Street, SW

ngton, DC 20590

DASH-2-DOT

-327-4236)

htsa.dot.gov

a senior-friendly Web site fromthe National Institute on Agingand the National Library ofMedicine. The site, whichfeatures popular health topicsfor older adults, has large typeand a “talking” functionthat reads the text aloud.

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June 2004

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htsa.dot.gov

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