 AAA Roadwise Review
At AAA, we never stop finding new and better ways to help you stay safe on the road. Aging affects our ability to do many things, including driving. But it shouldn’t prevent any of us from enjoying the independence and freedom of driving when equipped with the right tools, information and skills. One of these tools is AAA Roadwise Review™.
The AAA Roadwise Review will help you:
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Identify health and fitness issues that enable you to check visual, mental and physical responses |
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Identify steps to reduce your risk behind the wheel |
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Monitor your "driving health" in privacy |
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Maintain your fitness behind the wheel |
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Talk with your doctor about how to maintain your fitness to drive |
» Download the Roadwise Review free self-assessment tool
 People over 65 are the fastest-growing population in the United States and by 2020 there will be more than 40 million licensed drivers ages 65 and older. Because of their fragility, seniors have the highest crash death rate per mile of everyone except teenagers. At the same time, a recent AAA survey of more than 1000 seniors showed that next to financial security and the cost of affordable health care, seniors are most concerned about their continued ability to get around in the future. The survey also indicated that nearly 90 percent of those polled said they currently drive themselves to get around on a daily basis.
Roadwise Review screens drivers in eight functional areas:
- Leg Strength and General Mobility – necessary to control acceleration and braking.
- Head/Neck Flexibility –essential in checking blind spots, lane changes or merging.
- High Contrast Visual Acuity – needed to identify pavement markings, as well as detect many types of hazards in or near the road. Low Visual Acuity – vital for driving in low visibility conditions such as dusk, rain or fog.
- Working Memory – important in following directions, remembering traffic rules and regulations, and using information on highway guide signs.
- Visualization of Missing Information – helps a driver recognize hazards even when seeing only part of the picture.
- Visual Search – safe driving requires the ability to quickly find and recognize traffic signs and landmarks.
- Useful Field of View – ensures drivers can pay attention to what is happening right in front of them while also noticing safety threats at the edge of their field of view.
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