Just wondering.

MountainAir05 wrote:
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My neighbor is 93 and still drives his Class A and flies. A lot of people wish he would stop flying and once a year he flies 10+ young kids.

If you've never seen the movie "Second Hand Lions" you should really watch this movie. The end is priceless, talking about 90 year old's.

azdryheat wrote:
Driving or aiming? The dealer where I work we drive motorhomes to and from our other dealers in other states. I'm one of the kids at 63, most are in their 70's. We have a mandatory stop driving age at 81. We all have CDL's and all are given a driving test every year by a company check driver. DOT physicals are given every year or two. Still, we have drivers in minor crashes that ends their driving with us.

So my added question would be how many over 80 are competent to be driving a motorhome? How many struggle to drive but don't let on to any one about it? When was their last driving test? Physical exam? Eye exam? Should there be a cut-off age like 65 for airline pilots? How does anyone know when someone is past the cut-off point to drive a motorhome if there is no yearly testing? Do we wait for them to crash?

How many of any age are competent to drive period?

I was almost 80 when I quit teaching driver education and driver training to teen agers and adults. ( I own a driving school) I stopped teaching then only because of my hearing, I was still licensed by the California DMV as a certified instructor until about 3 years ago. Times have changed and people are active much longer than they were a few years ago.

azdryheat wrote:
Driving or aiming? The dealer where I work we drive motorhomes to and from our other dealers in other states. I'm one of the kids at 63, most are in their 70's. We have a mandatory stop driving age at 81. We all have CDL's and all are given a driving test every year by a company check driver. DOT physicals are given every year or two. Still, we have drivers in minor crashes that ends their driving with us.

So my added question would be how many over 80 are competent to be driving a motorhome? How many struggle to drive but don't let on to any one about it? When was their last driving test? Physical exam? Eye exam? Should there be a cut-off age like 65 for airline pilots? How does anyone know when someone is past the cut-off point to drive a motorhome if there is no yearly testing? Do we wait for them to crash?

My neighbor is 93 and still drives his Class A and flies. A lot of people wish he would stop flying and once a year he flies 10+ young kids.

Driving or aiming? The dealer where I work we drive motorhomes to and from our other dealers in other states. I'm one of the kids at 63, most are in their 70's. We have a mandatory stop driving age at 81. We all have CDL's and all are given a driving test every year by a company check driver. DOT physicals are given every year or two. Still, we have drivers in minor crashes that ends their driving with us.

So my added question would be how many over 80 are competent to be driving a motorhome? How many struggle to drive but don't let on to any one about it? When was their last driving test? Physical exam? Eye exam? Should there be a cut-off age like 65 for airline pilots? How does anyone know when someone is past the cut-off point to drive a motorhome if there is no yearly testing? Do we wait for them to crash?

We camped with a group where most of the members were 75 and older. Several were past 80 and traveled in 35 ft MH or 35 ft 5th wheels. My Dad used to drive his 35 ft MH from California to Indiana and back every year when he was 80 through 83. He would tow a 16ft cargo trailer behind his MH.

We did ask my Dad to stop driving around 85 due to dementia. The Colorado Highway Patrol called me at 1:30 in the morning they had stopped Dad in his Jeep Liberty going the wrong way on 1-70 near Vail. I went and picked him up and he never drove after that.

One of the signs we missed regarding his ability to drive were new dents and scratches in his Jeep and MH and cargo trailer. Each time we would visit him I noticed new scratches or dents...he would claim they happened when he was re-positioning a vehicle or clearing brush. I now know it was due to his dementia.

Not a MH but my uncle was 95 and still towing his trailer to the mountains in Sept and would stay until the snow forced him out. BTW he passed at 103.