Matt Gurwell
Owner-Keeping Us Safe, LLC
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Older Driver Safety Expert
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TALKING SEX AND DRIVING
(Part 1 of a 5 part series discussing the delicate issue of asking an elderly parent to retire from their driving career) Remember that day way-back-when that you finally mustered up the strength to sit your adolescent son or daughter down on the living room’s couch, and begin the dreadful process of explaining the birds and bees? Don’t you still wonder what you even said, and what it must have sounded like? Now…do you want the good news or the bad news first?
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Giving Up the Keys - Who Should Do the Talking?
Giving Up the keys - Who Should Do the Talking? (Part 2 of a 5 part series discussing the delicate issue of asking an elderly parent to retire from their driving career) In our previous article “Talking Sex and Talking Driving” we discussed six possible reasons why emotions and perceptions may play a role in distorting a family’s evaluation of driving abilities, however unintentional that distortion may be (that article can be found at http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/talking_sex_and_driving).
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"But I CAN'T Give Up My Driving"
This is Part 3 of a 5 part series addressing the delicate issue of asking an elderly parent to retire from their driving career. In our previous article "Giving Up the Keys…Who Should Do the Talking?” we discussed “who” should actually participate in the conversation of driving cessation. Today we will briefly discuss “why” an older driver might be so reluctant in deciding to transition from the driver’s seat to the passenger seat, even when they know it’s in the best interest of safety.
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How to Extend Your Safe Driving Career
With each passing year, each of us knows that the day is coming when we will lose some of our personal independence. Driving an automobile is one of the most important privileges of being an independent adult. And it is a privilege most of never want to give up. Weighing the factors about whether it is time to retire from your driving career can be an extremely complex task. However, from the simplest of perspectives, the key to extending one’s safe driving career can be summed up in just two words; self awareness.
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Beyond Driving with Dignity; The workbook for the families of older drivers
Do you think your older loved-one may be experiencing diminishing driving skills due to the aging process? Are they becoming lost in familiar places, bumping into curbs, mailboxes, or scraping the sides of the garage when they back out? Have they been involved in a minor parking lot fender-bender or do they complain about being honked at? Do they seem easily confused or more forgetful when you talk with them on the phone?
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A New Tool for the Families of Older Drivers
Is your loved one experiencing diminished driving skills? Are they becoming lost in familiar places, bumping into curbs, mailboxes or scraping the sides of the garage when they back out? Have they been involved in a minor parking lot fender-bender or do they complain about being honked at? According to Matt Gurwell, Founder and CEO of Keeping Us Safe, the most important thing to remember is that the time to start addressing your conce s is now, before "conce s" turn into "tragedies".
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Family Dynamics and the Older Driver
Last fall, I received a telephone call from a very troubled and frustrated young lady (“Mary”), pleading that I provide her with some resolution to what has developed into a family battle. The battle involves a family debate over the driving abilities of their 83 year old father. Mary says her family has become completely divided on the issue, some thinking her father is fine to continue driving, and some afraid that he is going to cause a terrible accident if he doesn’t stop driving immediately.
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