Talking to elderly parents about their driving can be very difficult. Liberty Mutual Insurance, the eight largest auto and home insurer in the US, knows that well. That’s why they developed The National Conversation Drive. The program is on display at Grand Central Terminal in New York City as a way to help Americans talk to elderly family members about their driving habits. Part of the display included a “senior simulator” movement-restricting suit as well as visually-impairing eyewear which allowed people to understand what’s it like to be a senior behind the wheel.

Organizers are hoping others are motivated to talk to their aging parents about safe driving.”Talking to your elderly parents about driving safety can be very difficult.  But in fact, most seniors expect their adult children to have these conversations with them,” said Dave Melton of Liberty Mutual in a news release.  ”The National Conversation Drive  encourages families to have those discussions about safe senior driving – or to at least pledge to have those talks – and we also give them the resources they need to make such conversations easier ones to have.  Ultimately, this initiative is about helping to preserve seniors’ mobility, whether by modifying driving habits, or by finding alternative, cost-effective means of transportation.”

And making the pledge not only helps keep roads safer but it assists elderly seniors. Liberty Mutual agreed to donate the cost of a free ride for seniors through ITNAmerica, a non-profit transportation network for aging Americans. “The National Conversation Drive gives adult children and people of all ages the proper resources with which to talk to their elderly parents about driving safety and alternatives to mobility,” said Dr. Vicki Rosebrook, executive director of the Macklin Intergenerational Institute in a news release. The orgnaization specializes in fostering awareness and acceptance among the generations.  ”When it comes to having these critically important talks, there is nothing like having context – and there is no better context than to experience first-hand the challenges faced by our aging population on the road.”

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