DEAR DR. GOTT:
My father needs to stop driving. He is 85 years old and his reflexes aren’t as keen as they used to be. He, in my opinion, doesn’t meet the requirements of a good driver and is unable to focus on most of what is going on around him while driving (i.e. other drivers and pedestrians).

His eye and foot doctors both say he is fine to drive and he has passed his driver’s test but none of his children will get in the car with him because he has had several close calls. The scary part is that during these events, he did not even know the other person or car was there until someone pointed it out. He refuses to see his internist about our concerns and won’t listen to anyone about it.

We are so afraid that he will cause an accident and hurt someone. I understand that he doesn’t want to stop driving because it is a loss of independence but he needs to realize that if he doesn’t stop [Read more...]