Aspentaylor Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Errrr...this drives me nuts and pisses me off!!! I've sure gotten old. I've had two-by-pass surgeries. A hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer, and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation, hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But ..thank God, I still have my driver's license! *I wish I had the power to revoke old peoples' licenses. 25 in a 45 is ridiculous and so on and so forth!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_forma Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 There was an old lady driving in fron to of me not long ago and everytime a car would pass coming the other way she would jam on her brakes. Not to sure why but she should not of been behing a wheel of a car. That statement is true, i give it a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 (edited) Nothing like those sunday drivers that drive all week long. Edited March 26, 2005 by superman (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver HO Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I agree. I hope this doesn't sound discrimintatory but I believe that senior citizens should be subject to more stringent testing when they renew their license. Things like a "minimum 0-60 time of 7 sec", a "minimum 1/4 mile time of 15.6 sec" and a "minimum skidpad of 0.75" With that said....I sure hope my license insn't taken away from me, no matter how old I get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawss04 Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 SO TRUE. A good protion of the customers that come in to my shop are senior citizens and a good protion of them should not be behind the wheel. In some states their doctors can have license's pulled if they feel the person can't drive safe. I beleive after a certain age they should be tested regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big O Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 As annoying as it is having to go slow behind some people ... I still appreciate the fact that they are trying to live independent lives. I can wait a little bit longer if it means some autonomy for that person. Annoying yes ... unbearable no ... How bout we just pull the license of all the idiot drivers and ricers. hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desrtrat Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Errrr I've sure gotten old. I've had two-by-pass surgeries. A hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer, and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation, hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But ..thank God, I still have my driver's license! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HAY !!! thats me your talking about, you young whipper snapper just you wait till you get old, every time you sneeze your going to find your teeth up there on the dash somewhere, and you'll have to find them REAL quick becouse your bladder just gave out, and you can't go to the ladys room with out them, now can you??? yea i see it now in 2055 shaking your walker at some young kid in a new SS that just missed hitting you in the cross walk and saying " when i was your age i had respect of old farts" people are right, when is a person too old to drive? at a given age? but what age. my dads 80 and has never a accident or ticket, i would not want to be the person to tell him that he can't drive anymore becouse of his age or anyone else. i've seen young people in there 20-30's who can't drive worth s**t oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspentaylor Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 You all pose valid points. I do believe that at a certain age, peoples’ driving abilities need to be tested every year. Not in a cordoned off area, but on the roads. Everyone has the responsibility to keep each other safe while driving. That is why a person can be sued for negligence if they fail to drive in a safe and proper manner and injure someone else or property of others. If older people do not know the proper time to give up their license, we need someone that can legally take it away. If not, they will continue to cause accidents just like the idiot drivers (and ricers). There also needs to be harsher penalties for those people and for people who get DUIs or DWIs. People can always take public transportation. As much as I hate it, I would take it if I absolutely had to. Desrtrat- My parents are your age and they are not old therefore you are not old! Yes I agree with you. I would not want to tell my parents they cannot drive anymore. That is when it gets to that point. And yes- I wouldn’t be able to leave my teeth on the dash. Actually-I would probably be the one in the SS and my clone will be the one with the walker. j/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davechevyss Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 i used to work at a toyota dealer and an old lady came in every 3500 miles with a brake problem up front. it was a new 1991 toyota corolla 4 door. i warranted them the first time, the next time the pads were gone again and the rotors were very glazed and needed turning. i told her she needed to pay for this work and her son said no way. it looked like she had a paper route and that would wear them out. well the service manager and i followed her after we did her repairs and she stayed on the brake pedal her whole way down the road. in 5 miles, she never let off the brake pedal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.justin. Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Not in a cordoned off area, but on the roads. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Will never happen in MD. You guys don't even do road tests for first time license tests. At least thats what the MD people I used to work with have told me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_forma Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 There also needs to be harsher penalties for those people and for people who get DUIs or DWIs. People can always take public transportation. As much as I hate it, I would take it if I absolutely had to. I dont know about all that. I am totally for penalties for DUI's but they need to weigh it out diffeently for circumstances. I know girls who drink half a beer and there totally smashed, yet there BAC would barely be past .04. I on the other hand can drink a good amount and still be perfectly fine and can be up over the .08 mark which is the legal limit here in Pa. There needs to be other routes when taken for DUI's i think but by all means if you are smashed, you should not be behind the wheel. Oh and to get back on topic, there should be a test like every year or two for older people to make sure they can drive. Some put others at an extemely high risk of accident because they think they can drive but they really cant. I'm sure when I'm older you will have to pry the keys from my arthritic hands so I wont drive but as of now I still think there should be some sort of regulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rays B4U Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 You all pose valid points. I do believe that at a certain age, peoples’ driving abilities need to be tested every year. Not in a cordoned off area, but on the roads. Everyone has the responsibility to keep each other safe while driving. That is why a person can be sued for negligence if they fail to drive in a safe and proper manner and injure someone else or property of others. If older people do not know the proper time to give up their license, we need someone that can legally take it away. If not, they will continue to cause accidents just like the idiot drivers (and ricers). There also needs to be harsher penalties for those people and for people who get DUIs or DWIs. People can always take public transportation. As much as I hate it, I would take it if I absolutely had to. Desrtrat- My parents are your age and they are not old therefore you are not old! Yes I agree with you. I would not want to tell my parents they cannot drive anymore. That is when it gets to that point. And yes- I wouldn’t be able to leave my teeth on the dash. Actually-I would probably be the one in the SS and my clone will be the one with the walker. j/k <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What about all those Senior Citizens that live in Rural America? My guess is the vast majority of the US does not have "Public Transportation". In a lot of instances it would amount to them being "Sentenced to Life at Home Without Chance of Parole". The people that best know the poor driving skills of the elderly are their family members and it is very hard for a son/daughter/nephew, etc to be the "family member that was responsible for taking away Great Grandpa Rays freedom, why he was driving when they still had the dimmer switch on the floor!" (where it should still be by the way! ) When you start talking about mandatory retesting at a certain age, what age should we start it? Wouldn't that be an interesting debate! I know it would never happen, but how about everyone being retested every 5-10 years, not just a book test, but a actual driving test. It might surprise you who could be losing thier driving privileges. A few years ago I was investigating a traffic collision involving a 16 year old girl that rearended another car and her dad said "I love her to death but she is a lousy driver!" I didn't send in a request for "Driver Reexamination" on her, maybe I should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big O Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 when they still had the dimmer switch on the floor!" Amen to that brother! I liked that feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB47 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Mandatory retesting every 5-10 years for everyone is a great idea! Then maybe at 65 start retesting every 2-3 years. Driving is a privilege, not a right. Many people of all ages should not be on the road. My parents (both in their 70's) are nearing that time and I'm not looking forward to telling them they can't drive anymore but I will when the time comes. I dont know about all that. I am totally for penalties for DUI's but they need to weigh it out diffeently for circumstances. I know girls who drink half a beer and there totally smashed, yet there BAC would barely be past .04. I on the other hand can drink a good amount and still be perfectly fine and can be up over the .08 mark which is the legal limit here in Pa. There needs to be other routes when taken for DUI's i think but by all means if you are smashed, you should not be behind the wheel. Not to argue, but MOST people that blow a .08 should not be behind the wheel either. You may be fine if everything goes o.k on your drive home but it's when you get into one of those "Oh, SH*T" situations that you find your reflexes and response times are greatly reduced. If your driving is bad enough to get you pulled over you probably shouldn't be driving not matter what your BAC is. Just my $.02. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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