As people get older, it is inevitable that general health and fitness, eyesight, hearing, reaction time and physical mobility will begin to deteriorate. Older drivers may unknowingly experience physical and psychological health problems, which will vary widely from person to person.

Older drivers have been shown to be over-represented in junction accidents Older drivers seemed to make more observational and misjudgement errors, and had a higher proportion of right of way violation accidents compared with other accident types that this older group became involved in. This is where the refresher course comes in.

Refresher courses

Although older drivers may have years of experience behind them and feel that they know all there is to know about driving safely, most drivers will have picked up some bad habits during their years on the road so taking a refresher course to brush up on the basic skills of the road and provide a boost to their confidence may be of great benefit to older drivers.

OLDER PERSON REFRESHER COURSE