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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:22 PM Original message |
About elderly drivers... |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yep, I think annual retesting is a good idea. Although, |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Whoa. That's a little faster than a 'rolling stop'. |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Yep, it was scary. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. We have 3 of those in town, and they are also legally blind |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Yes they are. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. I don't see a problem with |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
44. I agree. |
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wuvuj (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
63. People ARE being tested without knowing it... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Of course, if the secret police are REALLY good... |
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wuvuj (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 04:43 AM Response to Reply #64 |
69. Yes...they can read your mind... |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am an elderly driver in Massachusetts and my friends and I have |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #3 |
65. I'm not quite where you are yet, but |
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konnichi wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:29 PM Original message |
You old phart... |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'm in Mass |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. It also makes an arguement |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Is better public transportation enough given how we've decided to build neighborhoods? |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. What astonishes me is that so many of the 55 plus developments |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Don't most places have some sort of Dial-a-Ride |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Regarding the dial-a-ride |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. I just drove past the site where the little girl was killed over the weekend. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. From my cold, dead hands |
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ROFF (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'm 63 |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. While that's terrible |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
14. With all the recent advances in video games, flight simulators, and the like, why. . . |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'm 65. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. I hate to agree with you. I am just a few years younger. I **hate** to agree with you. |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. retest at 70 and annually after that |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. I agree and I also think younger drivers need to be retested. |
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JenniferJuniper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Hell, I question the fitness of 16 year olds as well |
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Stellabella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
45. Oh yeah. Two kids in my husband's high school classes were killed in the |
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buzzycrumbhunger (793 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
21. FL is the land of dangerous elderly drivers |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. My Grandfather gave up driving recently |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. I do think older drivers should be tested more often |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
25. Taxi driver for ten years and I applaud this post. I agree that 70 is a fair age. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
26. You have to pry the keys from their cold, dead hands. |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I gave up driving last year at 85 BUT I only drove to the grocery store |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. Probably should be glad she didn't call the police... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. The lawyer threatened legal action. |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
28. My dad lost his license automatically |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. We're about to try to get my father in-law's license pulled |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
75. Sounds like our experience with our dad. He just wouldn't give it up, then when we had it taken, |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
29. I think annual retesting is a good idea |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
30. My wife and I ..... |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
31. elderly drivers need their cars to get to their drs appointments |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. so it shouldn't matter if they're unfit to drive...? |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. I think 70 is a bit young and/or annually is a bit too frequent for many. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 06:22 AM Response to Reply #32 |
51. I am an active 70-year-old. I work full-time and drive |
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ddiver (188 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
34. I want to die like my grandfather, peacefully in his sleep......... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
35. Yep, need more frequent testing... |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. I'd apply that to the other end of the age spectrum as well |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
37. This is a painful subject, |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Our moms are about the same age, LWolf. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Yikes, yes. |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 06:49 AM Response to Reply #42 |
53. When the time does come, |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #53 |
61. I will. |
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Mariana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #37 |
68. The teens would likely pass with flying colors. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. That's all true. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. Diabetes makes driving really hard |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
47. My 92 year old father-in-law lost his car last year |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
48. My Grandfather is 88 and still drives |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
50. another horror story. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:03 AM Response to Reply #50 |
57. It's not easy dealing with elderly parents |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
52. Only if they retest the twenty-somethings who speed like bats out of hell |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
54. My grandma quit when she was 72... |
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recoveringrepublican (779 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
55. I think EVERYONE should be retested every 5 years nt |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
56. I think every state should require retests, at certain intervals. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
58. In Switzerland, motorists over the age of 70 are required to have medical exams every two years. |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
59. I have no problem with that. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
60. Or maybe have better public transportation options. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
62. Call or write to the DMV and get the license and tags taken away |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
66. About 10 years ago, I contacted the Cal DMV about an elderly driver I knew. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
67. Years ago a friend at work was days away from retirement, when his wife |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
71. I was sad to see when my 85 year old dad got his license revoked |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
72. My daughter has been in 3 serious and one terrifying auto accident |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
73. No, That will cost fees that many elderly people don't have. I'm 77 and drive fine. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
74. Why would you judge and subject to heightened scrutiny ALL elderly by 4 or 5 incidents? |
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