Monthly Archives: September 2017

Every year, approximately 1000 people lose their lives on Australian roads (source: National Road Safety). As Australians travel everyday, it can be easy to take road safety for granted. In most motor vehicle accidents, the incident was preventable and people could have taken measures to avoid the accident. Therefore, it is important that every driver [...]

Dementia background Although dementia is a serious illness, dementia often does not harmfully influence a person’s driving skills until its later stages. Thus, even if a driver has been diagnosed with dementia, they can often still continue to drive for some time. Like any other medical condition, the way dementia affects driving differs between individuals. However, the earlier [...]