How do you know when it’s time to stop driving?

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Age is not an obstacle to giving up driving, but health problems are

In Spain, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) does not set an age to stop driving. And it is that getting old is not a reason to give up the wheel, but with the passing of the years it becomes clear that health problems and all kinds of limitations, physical and mental, are increasing. So at some point you have to not only for your own safety, but also for that of others
leave without waiting for an accident. Here’s how Cleverea experts show you the obvious signs that you should stop.

First of all, and while rude drivers do exist, if you get the feeling that their numbers are suddenly increasing, you may be doing something wrong. Yes
I even get lost on familiar trails. Young people are also lost, but in later life it is more common and may be a symptom of the onset of an as yet undiagnosed cognitive decline. A good navigator is not always a solution, because with age it becomes more difficult to look at the screen and the road at the same time.

Even if you’ve had bad luck lately. Not necessarily big bumps, but small scratches, light shocks, or I’ve been close to it many times… Or yes
fear increases like when pedestrians or cyclists appear out of nowhere. Increased braking and apologies at crosswalks is a symptom of a lack of reflexes and loss of side vision.

I sometimes get off track or get stressed entering a roundabout. Actions as common as taking a roundabout, exiting at the right time, merging onto the main road from a slip road, taking a detour… can become very stressful. Similarly distracted while driving. Realizing that we are going too slow or too fast, missing detours, braking at the last moment… indicates distracted driving. Similarly, while driving, we always find out a little later than the others that an emergency vehicle is arriving asking for passage, that we have done something wrong, that something is coming on the road, what the road signs say…

In the same way, I find it difficult to make some movements. Some people have difficulty moving their foot between the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal, or experience neck pain when turning their head to park, or hand pain when gripping the steering wheel tightly. Or I don’t want to drive at night. No one sees the same at night as they do during the day, but if night vision starts to become a serious problem for safe driving, don’t take any chances.

Finally, if I have received several fines. This can also happen to anyone, but when it coincides with the loss of reflections and with the fact that we have collected more “parts” than usual, it is worth thinking about.

Source: La Verdad

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