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138 d R I V E R S A N d L I C E N S I N G Suggestions: • Remind yourself that both prescribed and over-the-counter medications may have a bad effect on your driving skills and level of alertness. • Check with your doctor or pharmacist to determine what are the side effects of a prescribed medication and how they apply to your driving. If more than one doctor is prescribing drugs for you, make sure all of them know about all of the drugs you are taking, whether prescribed or not. • Read all labels and instructions on prescriptions and over-thecounter drugs so you know the side effects, even for drugs used to treat the common cold. These are examples of warning labels: The only safe action is not to drink alcohol at all if you intend to drive. Also, avoid travelling with anyone who has been drinking. The Driver’s Handbook 12. Do you stay up-to-date with current information on health practices and habits? It has to be repeated that as you age, inevitably there will be some reduction of driving ability. One of the purposes of this self-rating system is to help to show you that through knowledge and self-awareness you will understand what a safe driver is, and will assume the responsibility to remain or become one, or decide to give up your driver’s licence. It is important to appreciate the close ties between a healthy lifestyle and driving skills. The attitude that encourages you to remain informed on health matters probably will also help you to feel in control of your future as a driver. Suggestions: • Become more aware of the relationships between good health habits and your driving. • Take as much control as you can of your lifestyle, recognising the obvious connection between control of personal health and skill in driving. • Understand the value of nutrition, exercise, medical check-ups and the effects of medication, drugs and alcohol.
13. Do your children, or other family members or friends express concern over your driving ability? If you have ticked the yellow triangle sometimes or, more especially, the red square always, you may have a more valid reason to pay attention than you would like to admit. Apart from the 17 to 25 year age group, drivers in the 80 and over age group have the highest number of fatal crashes per licensed driver. A common reaction of many older drivers is denying that their driving ability has deteriorated because giving up their licence is something most people would rather not consider. It is understandable then that older drivers resist comments that threaten the continuation of driving. But these are voices to be listened to at least for clues about how you can improve. Suggestions: • Listen to the comments of those concerned about your driving and keep an open mind. If a family member has expressed their concern to you over your driving, recognise that they are probably worried, as it may be very hard for them to discuss this issue with you. Try not to dismiss the value of these comments just because you do not want to accept them. • Look for clues to overcome the dangers expressed in comments that you consider to be valid. It is possible that driving lessons or such corrective action as treatment for faulty vision or other physical problems will help you. It could also be appropriate to take more caution in relation to medications and alcohol. • Begin to prepare for the possibility that driving will no longer be possible for you so that you remain in control of your decision. With adequate planning, a non-driving life may not be as bad as it seems. > 14. How many traffic tickets or cautions from Police have you had in the last two years? One or two might mean that you need to honestly assess your driving ability. Three or more means you should have a serious look at how you are driving. To be stopped many times suggests that you might be driving dangerously a lot of the time. The Driver’s Handbook 139
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