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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy
The science of balancing safety and independence of older drivers has come a long way. Some key points from our podcast today with Emmy Betz (emergency physician-researcher) and Terri Cassidy (occupational therapist and certified driving rehab specialist) include:
It's no longer gouache to say "taking away the keys" - which sound punitive and risks infantilizing
Instead the new lingo is "driving retirement"
Driving retirement can be a process, similar to a harm reduction model, in which the activity is not eliminated all together but restricted to minimize harm: e.g. driving only during the…
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