Hi Anthony, of course I remember you!   Glad to see you posting....

I had nothing against you personally, or your driving.  In fact for a guy
who supposedly has alzheimers, I think you do pretty well, being able to use
the computer and such.   I would guess that you have a pretty mild case, or
maybe even some other illness.   But you do know very well how I feel about
driving with any kind of a health issue that might affect judgement.   It is
absolutely nothing against you.   I hope you know that, Anthony.

That sounds really interesting.

I think it is a great idea.  I notice that the test has several components
visual etc.   The only complaint I would have with this would be (as any
caregiver for a person with AZ could tell you) that sometimes abilities tend
to wax and wane at times.   In other words one day they might pass the test
just fine, and another be very confused and cause a crash.

But overall, it is a very good idea since it might tend to address these
things directly, and in the right way, meaning that it is fair to all the
individuals concerned.   If one fails the test it is a clear sign that one
shouldn't be driving, no quibbling about it.

I wish they would institute something like this in the USA.

Anthony, I think an on-line test may be a great screen to trigger a
real world assessment (written and road test). The next question
is....how often? Things can change fast with dementia. I'm thinking
you'd have to do it quarterly - at a supervised location to avoid
cheating - and get locked out of driving immediately on failing until
the actual assessment was done and passed.

By the time people are actually diagnosed with AD, they are usually
quite impaired, and on more fronts than may be recognized by their
family and their primary care physician. I know you are distressed to
the point of belligerence about this subject, but things can change
fast on the cognitive front, and driving is not a right.

You are living inside a machine with a failing control system, so what
you can perceive can't be trusted. It speaks volumes that your wife
and doctor both insisted you stop - and I doubt they would have done
so if your perceptions and reactions and judgement were entirely
normal.

I am sincerely sorry that this is happening to you, but I disagree
entirely that you should be behind the wheel of a car. No one is
yelling at you. The whole thing is beyond sad, and I sympathise with
the frustration over your losses.

Mary