Posted by Rustyj14 on December 01, 2010 at 17:50:37 from (108.17.91.17):
In Reply to: OT Elderly Drivers posted by Adirondack case guy on December 01, 2010 at 17:28:38:
Yes, i have seen some dumb things done by elderly drivers, and yes--some shouldn't be allowed to drive, at all.Sounds harsh, but thats the way i feel about it. I know some old guys who i won't even ride with-they scare me-a lot! I have no argument about bad old drivers, but sometimes, they have to go places, and without a car--they are stuck at home, or have to wait for hours for the free Guvment provided bus to waft them away to a drs. appointment, and then they have to wait for that same guvment bus to take them back home. No fun, for an elderly person, who has been feeling very self-reliant, to have to go thru that process, to get out of the house, especially if living alone! But-there are good old drivers, too. I talked to one. He was out at the airport, to pick up his grand-son. Said he had just driven to Pittsburgh, Pa., from Orlando! And, there are many others, too. Take me, for instance: 86 years of age. No accidents in last 35 years, and that one was at 5 mph, in reverse! With my travel trailer on the back! No, don't tar all older drivers with the same stick! A lot of us still have what it takes, to drive, in traffic, and out on the Interstate and local roads. I have to pick up lawn equipment, take it home, repair it and return it, sometimes. And we live 5 miles from a good grocery store and a drug store. Our kids live a piece away, as do the Grand-kids, so how would we live and eat? I forgot to mention that the Beer Distributor is 5 miles, too! And, how could i answer daytime fire calls? By the time i walk to the fire hall, the guys are back in the building-fire out! (And, on a wooden leg, to boot!)
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