Some common medications -- including antidepressants, sleep aids and painkillers -- may dull the driving skills of seniors, a new study finds. Many different medication classes have been linked to the ...

Starting in July 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation will implement a new law aimed at elderly driving.With the number of senior drivers steadily increasing, the law seeks to ensure road ...

But the new study took a particularly rigorous approach to investigating the issue -- following older adults for up to 10 years and testing their driving skills with annual road tests. And it turned ...

This article has been modified to correct language that incorrectly suggested the age for a mandatory driver's test was previously 79. The previously established age was 75, but was temporarily moved ...

There was quite a bit of reader “road rage” over our recent column discussing the Department of Motor Vehicles knowledge test required for drivers 70 and older. Older readers shared their observations ...

Most doctors agree that people with moderate to severe dementia should never get behind the wheel. But in the early stages of Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia, driving performance should be the ...