WHO should decide when it's time to turn in the Car Keys?

It can be one of the most difficult conversations an adult child ever has with an aging parent: The discussion about Mom or Dad giving up the car keys because of declining health. 

The dilemma is one that many adult children will face in the coming years: The number of people 65 and older in the U.S. will increase from 47.6 million in 2015 to 72.7 million in 2030, according to the Census Bureau.

In 2011, 17% of all traffic deaths in the U.S. involved people 65 and older, a group that made up 13% of the overall population, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

But apparently, many simply aren't having that conversation. 

More than half of adult children of senior drivers – 55% -- say they are concerned about their parents' driving habits. But only 23% have had a discussion with their parents about driving abilities as they age. In fact, adults ages 40-65 are more concerned about aging parents' driving than they are about family members driving while intoxicated.

That's according to a new nationwide telephone survey of 1,007 adults ages 40-65with at least one parent who drives. The survey was conducted May 14-20 for insurer Liberty Mutual and has a margin of error of 3.01%. 

"They really are avoiding the conversation," says David Melton, Liberty Mutual's managing director of global safety. "We feel very strongly that families know best, and it's really critical that boomer children not wait until they see a possibly dangerous decline in their parents' driving. These are conversations that need to be had early and often."

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