The time may come when you realize that your parent or spouse can no longer drive safely. While some people will recognize their limits, many are unwilling to give up driving. As a group, people who have dementia and continue to drive are much more likely to have accidents than other people their age. For most experienced drivers, driving is a skill so well learned that it is partly “automatic.” A person can go back and forth to work every day with her mind on other things—perhaps answering calls or listening to music. It does not take much concentration to drive, but when the traffic pattern
