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Nemo14

Nemo14

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Uponastar said:
I think every driver should be open to that possiblity as they get older.
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My Fil kept his licence 'til he died, and he was in a wheelchair for the last couple of years. He didn't drive, but he wasn't about to give up his licence. We gave his car away to my niece after he died, so MIL couldn't drive it (she was not a good driver at all!)
 
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Disnut

Member
Nemo14 said:
My aunt just had an accident last Sunday. She's in her 80's too. She got dizzy while driving and tried to pull over, but hit a tree instead. She totalled the car, but she's OK. We figure that this was a blessing in disguise. She could have hurt or even killed someone, and now with no vehicle it will be a lot easier to keep her off the road. My mom still drives and she's 86, but she's very leary of going too far since her accident 10 years ago.
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I have been in 2 accidents with women that were in the late 70's or eatly 80's. Both times relatives of theirs have told me that they didn't know how to tell them not to drive anymore.:rolleyes:
 
Uponastar

Uponastar

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Nemo14 said:
My aunt just had an accident last Sunday. She's in her 80's too. She got dizzy while driving and tried to pull over, but hit a tree instead. She totalled the car, but she's OK. We figure that this was a blessing in disguise. She could have hurt or even killed someone, and now with no vehicle it will be a lot easier to keep her off the road. My mom still drives and she's 86, but she's very leary of going too far since her accident 10 years ago.
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There are, of course, more and more elderly drivers, because there are more elderly people across the board. Our generation is having a heck of a time dealing with all of the problems that go along with our parents' generation living so much longer than the generations before them. The driving issue is one of those problems. And it's a tough one.
 
Nemo14

Nemo14

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Uponastar said:
There are, of course, more and more elderly drivers, because there are more elderly people across the board. Our generation is having a heck of a time dealing with all of the problems that go along with our parents' generation living so much longer than the generations before them. The driving issue is one of those problems. And it's a tough one.
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I think that there should be mandatory road tests to renew your licence after 65. It seems that the burden of telling an elderly person that they can no longer drive should not lie entirely on the shoulders of the family members.
 
Uponastar

Uponastar

Well-Known Member
Nemo14 said:
My Fil kept his licence 'til he died, and he was in a wheelchair for the last couple of years. He didn't drive, but he wasn't about to give up his licence. We gave his car away to my niece after he died, so MIL couldn't drive it (she was not a good driver at all!)
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Disnut said:
I have been in 2 accidents with women that were in the late 70's or eatly 80's. Both times relatives of theirs have told me that they didn't know how to tell them not to drive anymore.:rolleyes:
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Exactly my point.
 
Uponastar

Uponastar

Well-Known Member
Nemo14 said:
I think that there should be mandatory road tests to renew your licence after 65. It seems that the burden of telling an elderly person that they can no longer drive should not lie entirely on the shoulders of the family members.
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Right.
I think if you know the law requires testing and you don't pass the test, you will be more likely to realize your limitations. If a family member tells you, you're most likely to fight against that.
 

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