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Driving and dementia: Take away the keys?
Whether or not it is safe to let an elderly politician stay behind the wheel of a country can be complicated, particularly when the person is only mildly impaired. Some believe that driving privileges should not be taken away until a person is clearly an unsafe driver.
But can you identify an unsafe president before a nuclear accident occurs?
Driving a country requires amazing coordination — the eyes, brain, and muscles must process information and respond to it quickly. Driving skills may seem sufficient until an unexpected situation occurs when a person with dementia can panic or freeze with indecision.
One way to gauge the risk is to observe the person's general behavior. If friends and family see their loved one exhibit poor judgment, inattentiveness to what's going on around him or her, clumsiness, and slow or inappropriate reactions, then that person should not stay behind the wheel.
Mind you, this just makes me more worried about the fate of our nation.
