For safety reasons, it helps to know when to ask loved ones to hang up their keys for good. Steve Busalacchi reports. The number of older drivers on Wisconsin roads continues to increase. For safety reasons, it helps to know when to ask loved ones to hang up their keys for good. Steve Busalacchi reports.
More older drivers means higher risk of vehicle crashes.
That s because reaction time slows, vision isn t as sharp and we tire more easily as we age. Doctor Phil Hansotia says older drivers may not have the ability to recognize these changes. So the Marshfield neurologist says we all must be on the lookout for warning signs involving the older drivers we know. When a person who s been driving in a particular location all their lives, going from home to work, home to their club or the next town, comes back and appears confused on that type of a route, that s a very significant sign. Doctor Hansotia says it may be a sign of dementia that should be checked out.