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Keeping Older Drivers Behind the Wheel

Hugh Pickens writes "A new study shows the key role technology can play in extending the age at which people can drive safely and highlights the important psychological role that driving plays in older people's lives in contributing to feelings of independence and freedom and maintaining their quality of life. The study identified ideas for in-car information systems to help compensate for the reduction in reaction time that affects many older drivers. Specific recommendations included a head-up display on the windshield that displays road sign information based on GPS position so the driver doesn't have to keep watching the road side for information and a system to provide the driver with audible feedback on their current speed so the driver doesn't have to look at the dashboard so often. 'Our research highlights issues that have been overlooked by car designers and those advising older people on lifestyles,' says Dr Charles Musselwhite, who led the study. 'The current emphasis on developing technologies which take over part of the driving task may actually end up deterring older drivers. By contrast, better in-car information systems could help them drive safely and ensure they want to keep driving.'"

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  1. Chauffeur them... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I prefer to chauffeur my grannies around as they can't drive for shit and they make excellent fuckbuddies in the passenger seat.

    Grannies get on top and ride me, their aged tremulous voices screaming and moaning in ecstasy while their impotent husbands sit at home.

    Sexual noises are no exception and there's nothing sexier than a gracefully-aged woman's colostomy bag splorping around. You know that you're doing well when she's all gooey like that -- but be gentle, lest the colostomy bag detach and spill fetid juices of digested love all over your new cream-colored satin sheets.

  2. Re:No no no. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    SUCK MY DICK