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I have neighbors in their eighties and nineties who still drive.
People are "staying in shape" longer in life.
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I am 64 and of course still drive however I hope I am able to continue to drive for many years. Only issue is I should not drive at night although sometimes I do only when absolutely necessary - I have trouble with night vision if the surroundings are very dark or it is raining. :cat:
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I still drive also not as much at night it really affect my seeing the total darkness it has for years though so with me it isn't something that has come on at older age
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Indeed they are living longer. My parents are 67 and 68 and they are driving. My grandfather was a chauffeur and drove until 70. He lived to 96.
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Everyone in their senior life is out there driving, but don't think they should, we had to stop my dad from driving, cause he has Alzheimer, when he was driving he keep getting lost, so we had to get the police involved to find him, we had to put a tracking device on his truck.
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It's a tough thing to take someone's keys, but eventually for the sake of everyone's safety you really have to. My grandpa was into his 90's still driving, would head to the grocery store and end up lost several towns over. If it were just that it'd be one thing, but it's dangerous for everyone else on the road.
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My dad's mother never drove in her life, so Grandpa was the one who did all the driving. He was a strong and proud man, and it hurt him a lot when he was no longer able to pass the vision test (even with glasses) for a driver's license when he turned 93.
I could only hope to be able to drive when I'm 93 (if I'm still around, of course). But I'm ready to retire from driving when I'm no longer able to see well enough or my reflexes go down the drain. :clover:
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My dad is 81 and drives. My mom can't see well enough so she doesn't. But we live in a small farming community and if we go down to the local restaurant there are always a bunch of 'old' farmers coming in there that drove themselves. Some must be in their 90's.
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As long as your healthy, drive away.
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Exercise isn't easy for me. Do love to go on hikes, and bike rides.
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I think that is wonderful. As long as they pass their driving test I think they can continue to drive. I have an aunt who was still driving until she turned 90. That is the age her health declined and she died at 92.
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I am going to be 80 in April and still driving with no accidents or dents since I was 17 but followed a very young person the other day that could not keep the car on the road because of texting no doubt much more dangerous than and an elderly driver that is still healthy
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i think as long as you are still able mentally and need to you can drive
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Driving restrictions often come with the inability to pass sight tests that are given annually. I am not big on more rules by any stretch of the imagination but sight is not the only concern I have with inattentive drivers. People texting/talking on their phones/applying makeup/listening to music/engaging in conversation while driving/drunk or on drugs (of any kind)/poor reaction times due to impairments (whether mental or physical) are all concerns of mine. People have to realize that they are driving a heavy weight weapon and one error in judgement could result in death to themselves or others. On a somewhat humorous note, I have a friend that finds the "Baby on Board' signs ridiculous, feels that most people do not go out of their way to get into accidents and certainly do not aim for cars with babies in them, and goes out of his way to honk his horn in order to determine if there really is a baby on board.
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Still driving, but the future of driving is driverless cars, bus, trains, trucks, ships, planes, etc, where will it stop...
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It is all about: Survival of the fittest!
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my father n law is 84 and still driving !!!
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My granny finally quit driving at the age of 92. It was starting to make her nervous. I can only imagine what it was doing to those passing her on the little country road that she lives on.
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I'm 79 and only drive when I have to, riding is much more relaxing and I can even take a snooze.
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My mom is still driving at 81....she also gives rides to others in her apartment complex :star:
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Yes, you are so right, my late father was driving at 95 and we had to take the keys. He passed away last year. :(
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I think driving depends on the person. Age has nothing to do with it. There are people in their 20's and 30's who should not have a drivers license. They are the worst individuals who are on the road driving. Some are idiots and fools.
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I don't know if they've changed the laws yet but my grandma stopped driving 20 years ago and my family took away my grandpa's keys. It's been proven that reaction times, vision issues, and other health problems make driving much harder for the elderly. There needs to be additional tests on a yearly basis for the elderly. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
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I know an 85 year old guy who drives(gets into the occasional accident
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Driving restrictions often come with the inability to pass sight tests that are given annually. I am not big on more rules by any stretch of the imagination but sight is not the only concern I have with inattentive drivers. People texting/talking on their phones/applying makeup/listening to music/engaging in conversation while driving/drunk or on drugs (of any kind)/poor reaction times due to impairments (whether mental or physical) are all concerns of mine. People have to realize that they are driving a heavy weight weapon and one error in judgement could result in death to themselves or others. On a somewhat humorous note, I have a friend that finds the "Baby on Board' signs ridiculous, feels that most people do not go out of their way to get into accidents and certainly do not aim for cars with babies in them, and goes out of his way to honk his horn in order to determine if there really is a baby on board.
I must say that I agree with everything you have stated. However, sometimes things happen in-between vision tests in the elderly. By elderly, I am thinking 80 years and up. It is the duty of close friends and relatives to see that their relative/friend is not driving and endangering others. Every once in a while I end up behind or beside someone who is obviously quite old and driving in an unsafe manner. This is not only endangering them, but everyone else on the road. I wish everyone would get this through their head when they text, use their cellphone, or drinking/drugging on the road.
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I feel it's ok as long as the person is able to do it safely and follow all the rules. My mom gave her keys up when she moved in with me because driving here made her nervous. Some people refuse to stop even after driving down one way streets, running red lights, clipping curves, going 5 mph in a 30, etc, on a regular basis, which endangers others and themselves. Don't forget about road rage and the aggressive driveers. They blow at my hubby all the time because he's very cautious and never speeds off and he's 65.
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I would still be afraid of them driving, How is their sight?
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Driving is so tired at times
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Yes, I see and hear in the news alot more of people living longer
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I think if someone is still physically and mentally healthy, they should continue to drive I know in our area a lot of seniors in their 80's and 90's are still driving, not so much at night but during the day I do see them out and about running errands etc.it's good to keep that independence as long as one can.
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Depends on the person, but it should be watched. There are three people in my family who have lost driving rights and all three was after some sort of accident caused by them. And they didn't lose it "legally" it was just us concerned family members. I wish it never would have gotten to accident level though!
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I don't know if they've changed the laws yet but my grandma stopped driving 20 years ago and my family took away my grandpa's keys. It's been proven that reaction times, vision issues, and other health problems make driving much harder for the elderly. There needs to be additional tests on a yearly basis for the elderly. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
While I agree that there can be issues with certain elderly drivers -- as a whole, I believe elderly drivers to be considerably safer and more careful than younger/new drivers. I don't have hard statistics to back it up, but I have two eyes that I believe in 100%.
I personally believe that the minimum driving age should be increased to 18 and I would make an argument for 21, but with kids out of high school and many on their own in that range I don't think it would be practical.
Annual re-tests for elderly is absolutely ridiculous in my opinion (but maybe I am misunderstanding your comment). An annual health screening for certain vision and reaction time issues might be warranted if there are pre-exiting factors to suggest those might be problems, but to force all people over a certain age to pass an annual driving test is quite discriminatory in my opinion.
If there is a true medical issue, then by all means it should be addressed and driving should be restricted. But I have seen so many more actual accidents and near misses due to teenage and 20-something drivers than by 70+ year old drivers.
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I would love to stay in shape when i am 80.
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My husband and I are both still drive and we'll be 70 in less than 6 months. I don't see where I will be ready to give it up for a lot of years because I've always loved driving. My father in law was still driving at 97 but he really should have given it up a few years before.
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My grandmother drove her car until her eyesight got so bad she couldn't anymore. She still kept her car until the day she died because she didn't want to give up car. I would drive the car occasionally and a friend of hers would drive it sometimes when they would go somewhere.
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Driving is certainly a big part of independence, and it can be really hard to have a conversation with someone when the time for them to stop driving comes around. I have seen plenty of people who drive well into their later years though. It really depends on the health of the individual though.
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i have a neighbor who is 95 and going strong..she was still driving until a couple of months ago when she coming down her steps...her son took her keys and car...she still has sound mind..she was always out in the yard raking and everything..now all i see her do is come down her steps and sit in her swing..she looks so sad now