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As the son of a 83 YO driving mother, I can't tell you how many arguments I have with her to STOP driving.
The main issue is their freedom. To go where they wnat when they want. SHe drives so little, that selling the car and dropping the insurance will pay ten times for the cabs rides she would need.
BUT,,,"Then I have to wait for a cab, and they charge too much money" SO I argue some more.
Problem with the law is if they can pass the eye test they renew.
and Jimbo is right it is discriminatory, the courts would be tied up for years.
Am I totally for a operating test, not eyesight only. She would fail in a heartbeat. I've even seen her pull out on to the main road without hardly a glance at traffic. Even though her sight is 20-20, that does not mean she actually LOOKS !!
Luckily she only goes out weekdays, but it is still dangerous. Her legs are so bad, I dont think she could hit the brakes hard if she had to.
Think of this BF, your 60-70 and you still want to go to the backside on a weekday morning for some easy fishing. How you gonna feel if they pulled your license and your stuck in the house. Believe me I feel the same way about older drivers.
BUt I also think when I hit that age I would still want my freedom.
I just hope and pray that us "younger" drivers notice them and yield to them so everyone gets home safe.
How many hotheads you seen on the road gun it and blow the horn as they zoom around them, because they are going too slow!!!! Geez how do you think they'll drive at that age. Our seniors do deserve respect too.
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