If you have noticed that you are self-regulating your driving habits to ensure your safety and the safety of others, you are not alone. When people start to notice changes in their driving skills, it is common for them to alter their driving practices. If you seek help when you first begin to experience difficulties, you will acquire a wealth of knowledge concerning the available adaptations for driving. With these actions, you may find that there may be possibilities for returning to your baseline level of driving skills, finding adaptations or equipment to correct losses or challenges, or discovering the many public modes of transportation that may be available in your community. For example, when the neck and shoulders begin to stiffen and display less flexibility and strength people start to use their mirrors more to see to the side and behind. While this method of coping might work for a short period, physical therapy could significantly benefit this issue by improving flexibility and strength for driving for a longer term. For people who have vision and hearing deficits, self-regulation of driving may involve driving only at certain times of the day, and only in good weather. In addition, people may choose to only travel familiar routes to and from their destination. Sometimes, reducing the amount of driving is effective by grouping errands into a single trip. Before these drastic measures are taken, vision and hearing screenings should be conducted as they may reveal deficits that can be corrected or perhaps stabilized with some form of adaptation. Transportation may be available in the form of public transport or community volunteer services. If you are moving to a retirement center, it is important to investigate the facility's capacity to help you with your transportation needs. Maintaining your independence will require a strategy for how you will be able to procure the goods and services that you will need to maintain your health, well-being, and place of residence. |
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