Posted by WorrriedInNebraska on June 20, 2011 at 10:37:56 from (76.79.47.3):
What can someone do about an older driver who obviously shouldn't be behind the steering wheel? I live in a little town and there's this 88 year old guy who I really think should not be driving. I've seen him back into cars on main street, run stop signs, almost hit pedestrians at crosswalks, driving down the middle of the road, turning in front of oncoming traffic without signaling. A couple of months ago, I was following him out of town, and there was a school bus stopped to unload some kids. The bus had it's stop sign out, and this guy just went ahead and passed the bus anyway--and there were 3 kids about to cross to left side! I was holding my breath, believe me! I also heard a story that he rear-ended another guy at a stop sign. The guy that got hit pulled ahead into a parking lot and motioned for this old guy to stop and exchange insurance. But the old guy just kept on driving. Afterwards he claimed he didn't remember hitting anyone and that he didn't see the other guy trying to wave him down.
I've heard that some people in town have tried to talk to him and he just ends up screaming that he's an ok driver and that people had better leave him alone. He's got two sons and folks have brought up to them the subject of their dad's driving and they get the same reaction of "mind your own business". The dad was a family tyrant and I think the sons are just afraid to confront him about his driving.
I live in Nebraska and was checking the state laws, and there isn't much to stop a dangerous older driver from getting on the road. The only thing the state requires is an eye test every five years. Nebraska also has a very large senior population, and last year the legislature tried to implement stricter regulations for older drivers, and the senior lobby came out in force to oppose it. They even had demonstrations in the lobby of the state capital. Of course no politician wants to turn off such a big block of voters and the bill was defeated. Like I mentioned, I live in a small town and you know how people are in these little towns no one wants to end up on someone's "hate list" by reporting this guy.
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