When You Get Old and Lose Your Car (What happens when elderly parents can no longer drive)
Book Details
Author(s)Wireless Healthcare
PublisherMarketResearch.com
ISBN / ASINB004AQFV2C
ISBN-13978B004AQFV22
AvailabilityAvailable for download now
Sales Rank99,999,999
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
The number of people over 70 is steadily growing and, due to an increase in the number of women drivers during the 1960s, the proportion of retired people who drive is set to grow rapidly during the next decade. Also set to grow is the number of people who are forced to surrender their driving license, or fail to get their license renewed. Once an automobile driver in the UK reaches the age of 70 they must re-apply for their driving license. At that point the applicant is obliged to notify the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) of any medical condition that may impair their driving.
The DVLA list over 100 medical conditions that they consider impact on a person’s ability to drive safely. The driver will need to notify the DVLA of some of these conditions when applying for a license. Included in the list are vertigo, sight in only one eye, a previous stroke and diabetes on insulin. Not all of these conditions will prevent a license being re issued but as a person becomes older the chances of them having multiple conditions that result in them being considered unfit to drive increases.
Of the 700,000 drivers aged 80 or over, almost 2000 surrendered, or were forced to surrender their driving licenses in 2008. These are only the notified cases and there are many more drivers who stop driving through poor health but still retain their license.
Most people regard passing their driving test as a major event in their life and buying their first car as the first step towards independence. This provided them with freedom from their parents and was probably their first major possession. When an elderly person finds they can no longer drive, this sense of freedom and independence is lost. The impact on their lifestyle is usually dramatic - especially for people living in rural or suburban areas poorly served with public transport, who suddenly find themselves cut off from friends and relations.
When an elderly person stops driving the impact is also felt by local authorities, who must provide alternative means of transport. In the longer term car manufacturers will see vehicle sales fall. However one of the first people affected by the elderly person’s inability to drive is the family carer or Alpha Daughter, who finds themselves under pressure to either provide, or arrange, transport for their elderly parents.
In this report we examine the issue of transport for the elderly and how this is increasingly becoming linked to the care process itself. We will also look at the challenges and opportunities a growing demand for new and innovative forms of transport represents for companies and government agencies.
The DVLA list over 100 medical conditions that they consider impact on a person’s ability to drive safely. The driver will need to notify the DVLA of some of these conditions when applying for a license. Included in the list are vertigo, sight in only one eye, a previous stroke and diabetes on insulin. Not all of these conditions will prevent a license being re issued but as a person becomes older the chances of them having multiple conditions that result in them being considered unfit to drive increases.
Of the 700,000 drivers aged 80 or over, almost 2000 surrendered, or were forced to surrender their driving licenses in 2008. These are only the notified cases and there are many more drivers who stop driving through poor health but still retain their license.
Most people regard passing their driving test as a major event in their life and buying their first car as the first step towards independence. This provided them with freedom from their parents and was probably their first major possession. When an elderly person finds they can no longer drive, this sense of freedom and independence is lost. The impact on their lifestyle is usually dramatic - especially for people living in rural or suburban areas poorly served with public transport, who suddenly find themselves cut off from friends and relations.
When an elderly person stops driving the impact is also felt by local authorities, who must provide alternative means of transport. In the longer term car manufacturers will see vehicle sales fall. However one of the first people affected by the elderly person’s inability to drive is the family carer or Alpha Daughter, who finds themselves under pressure to either provide, or arrange, transport for their elderly parents.
In this report we examine the issue of transport for the elderly and how this is increasingly becoming linked to the care process itself. We will also look at the challenges and opportunities a growing demand for new and innovative forms of transport represents for companies and government agencies.
