It's exhausting riding with a 95yo driver

[nachogrande]

"DROP A DIME ON HIM"

It aint that easy. I had a Pt once that was good physically but thought Johnson was still president. (my hand to God) M-F mornings he would take a brown bag lunch and "go to work" for the day & return 9 hours later. HE DID NOT live alone, his daughter & son in law let him go. We notified his Md, the police, DMV,& adult protective services, NADA. I guess, what year is it isn't on the test at the DMV. He Probably has had less accidents than me.

 

[Rastoff]

Don't complain some day we will all be like that.

Yeah, but I want to live long enough to get there.

My name is Dan and he calls me Kirk another friends name.

My name is Doug and my neighbor calls me Dan, another friend of his, all the time. It's an easy mistake to make. Most of the time he corrects himself.

I really like this guy and don't want to disappoint him. He's a WWII combat vet and worked on the Bell X-1 and X-15 programs. He's taught bomber navigation to hundreds of navigators. He'd give you the shirt off his back and not ask why you wanted it.

His wife died about 7 years ago. This left him alone in his house and he won't move in with his daughter. Taking his license would really devastate him, but it might save someone else's life.

I love the guy, I just don't want him to drive.

 

[pittpa]

We notified his Md, the police, DMV,& adult protective services, NADA. D

You notified the National Auto Dealers Association? [emoji41] I've always been pretty particular about who drives me around; more so as I get older. I've found the online ride service drivers to be generally safer than the cab services. I wouldn't take a ride from a 95 year old unless it was all side streets and the Hummer had 5-point harnesses.


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[Wise_A]

I wouldn't take a ride from a 95 year old unless it was all side streets and the Abrams had 5-point harnesses.

Fixed that for you.

Myself, I am a 1-accident driver. She was 80. In her defense, she did look--just couldn't see what with the sun (it was about 3 in the afternoon, early autumn, sun high in the sky).

So she pulled out anyway.

And praise Jesus thank God Hallelujah, she told the state trooper all this when he arrived. My folks wound up giving her a ride home.

I don't think I've ever had a close call with a young punk behind the wheel, but old people try to kill me all the time. It's a shame, I feel bad for them, it's not like there are a lot of public transportation options.

 

[OLDSTER]

old driver

My 90 year old MIL. An accident looking for a place to happen. And innocent folks will be injured or worse. She's deaf, can't see , but my wife and brother-in-law can't come to grips with the issue. Technically she's as good a driver as I am at 70, but the hearing and eye sight are an unfortunate problem.

 

[nachogrande]

TAG TEAM DRIVING

My Grandma was stone deaf. She drove every day of her adult life to church & to volunteer at the hospital. She would ride with a woman who was blind, but had great hearing.

 

[wingriderz]

No easy answer on that. I know some A Board here have a good public transporation system Florida dosnt have one in place in most of the state.

 

[jcelect]

Self driving cars are on the way, hope it's soon enough.

DAH? Do you think you will ever get this 74yo man in one of those things, let alone a 95 yo man? ? ?
jcelect

 

[Old Corp]

Was so proud of my Dad, who'd been an auto insurance claims adjuster for so many years. He recognised when he was beginning to 'miss a step' in his driving. Said he'd never want to be the reason someone got hurt, and gave up driving, as well as a large bit of independence. It could not have been easy.

 

[vonn]

Having tried twice to get the state to take away someone's driving privileges I found I couldn't get it done as long as they were somewhat functional.It needs to be done much more often than it is.

 

[gtk]

my great aunt was in her 80's and carried a .32 long S&W in her apron front pocket wherever she went, be it to the doctor, grocery store, or to visit friends.. She had parkinsons and the onset of Alzheimer's.

she was a hoot and she would let that dodge car eat down the road! people who lived on her gravel road always pulled over when they saw a cloud of dust coming from her direction

one day her car mysteriously "broke" and my father and I ended up driving her where ever she needed to go ..

 

[dben002]

I had to take my car in for diagnostics. Unfortunately, I had to leave it. My next door neighbor just happened to be in the area and offered to pick me up. He's 95, lonely and didn't want to go straight home. So, we went for breakfast and then to a couple of stores in town.

He almost ran two red lights. If I hadn't been there he would have.
He almost rear ended several cars stopping in front of him.
He got in a left turn lane and then proceeded straight.
On the freeway he was going 50MPH when the limit was 65MPH.
He stopped in the middle lane of a three lane road (divided road with three lanes in our direction) to look at a store. I mean stopped, not just slowed down.
He ran over at least two curbs.

I'm telling you, I'm exhausted. I have no idea how I'm going to get my car back, but I'm not getting a ride from him.

I think you meant to say "Exhilarating" did you not ?
Got your heart rate up.
Got your nerve ends tingling.
Got your cerebral vortex in high alert.
Probably lost a few pounds and placed you in a high state of awareness.
Sounds like a nice ride.......

 

[oneounceload]

Since folks are mentioning Florida and I live here with retirees everywhere; I can say I have 90 year olds who drive better than 40 or 20 year olds - and vice versa. The biggest thing on the Interstates is driving in the left lane too slowly and NOT moving over (as required by law). On the city streets it's more of the "OOPS, I need to make a left turn (and they're in the right lane of a 3-4 lane roadway) and they just move across all 4 lanes. That said, I have a 90 year old widow who lives next door to me who not only mows and weeds her own yard, she does the mowing and trimming for several others who aren't able to do it themselves. It's what keeps her going strong. And in this Florida summer heat, most of us wouldn't be bothering until it cooled off. Adding to it, though, the DMV lets you renew by mail and its good for 8 years............

Add in places like The Villages where golf carts are driving everywhere and it CAN get a little crazy, especially when the snowbirds arrive and swell the population.

 

[jack the toad]

He's a WWI combat vet

Whew, he's gotta be old.
I couldn't resist.

 

[Geno44]

Yeah, but I want to live long enough to get there.

My name is Doug and my neighbor calls me Dan, another friend of his, all the time. It's an easy mistake to make. Most of the time he corrects himself.

I really like this guy and don't want to disappoint him. He's a WWI combat vet and worked on the Bell X-1 and X-15 programs. He's taught bomber navigation to hundreds of navigators. He'd give you the shirt off his back and not ask why you wanted it.

His wife died about 7 years ago. This left him alone in his house and he won't move in with his daughter. Taking his license would really devastate him, but it might save someone else's life.

I love the guy, I just don't want him to drive.

I hope you meant the guy was a WWII combat vet. If he was a WWI vet he would be at least 115 years old and probably shouldn't be driving.

 

[jag312]

I have a friend who has had his license suspended for reckless driving. I have driven with him. It seems that his brain doesn't process what his eyes see. The suspension was over this past April, and he had to go to the Nevada DMV to reapply for a license. He failed the written test, then failed it again. He argued with the DMV that he didn't have to know the answers to the questions. So what does he do? He continues driving with no license, no insurance, and no current registration on his car. I told him that when he gets arrested, he is not to call me from jail to bail him out.

I have a high threshold for fear. The last time I was in a car with him, I was terrified. No exaggeration. We almost drove off a cliff on Hwy 88. Not once, but four times. No exaggeration. He is also the same friend who wants to treat his prostate cancer with what I call "secret herbs and spices".

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Let em drive. That generation largely built the Interstate Highway system. If they want to drive around I'm fine with it as long as they're not texting...

 

[Nevada Ed]

Just think, you might have been very lucky.........

that trip might have been on one of his

Good Days !!

 

[nachogrande]

Let em drive. That generation largely built the Interstate Highway system. If they want to drive around I'm fine with it as long as they're not texting...

Texting OR injuring you or yours, let alone themselves. On the plus side they create some new drive ins.

 

[Bugkiller99]

I hope you meant the guy was a WWII combat vet. If he was a WWI vet he would be at least 115 years old and probably shouldn't be driving.

State of Florida would issue him a DL. As long as he could fog up a mirror and paid cash!