99 year old on wrong side of road and no headlights in RV
99 year old driving RV on wrong side with no headlights kills two teenagers. In Florida
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The problem is often that the "inability" to safely drive comes on very quickly to the rest of the world, but for the individual it has been very gradual. Just like age. They don't see or feel the major changes that have happened to them, so they think they are fine.
My dad stopped driving at about 75. How many folks here are out there still driving at that age with big RVs? How many would argue that there is no reason they shouldn't be driving at that age? How many are reaching that point where it becomes a hazard? How many would listen to their children/grandchildren if they say "you need to stop driving"? And if so, what is the deciding factor - an accident? A ticket? Or simply because your children/grandchildren agree?
Same questions for those in their 80s. And those in their 60s. And so on.
And sometimes it is the declared "I'm a good" drivers that refuse to let go of the keys. They have always had fast reflexes and great skills and they think they can handle anything that comes along. But they don't realize their reflexes are slowing down and that they can't drive like they did before. All those accidents they avoided in the past can't be avoided now by their fast thinking and quick reflexes because they aren't fast and quick anymore. But they still drive like they did before.
My dad stopped driving at about 75. How many folks here are out there still driving at that age with big RVs? How many would argue that there is no reason they shouldn't be driving at that age? How many are reaching that point where it becomes a hazard? How many would listen to their children/grandchildren if they say "you need to stop driving"? And if so, what is the deciding factor - an accident? A ticket? Or simply because your children/grandchildren agree?
Same questions for those in their 80s. And those in their 60s. And so on.
And sometimes it is the declared "I'm a good" drivers that refuse to let go of the keys. They have always had fast reflexes and great skills and they think they can handle anything that comes along. But they don't realize their reflexes are slowing down and that they can't drive like they did before. All those accidents they avoided in the past can't be avoided now by their fast thinking and quick reflexes because they aren't fast and quick anymore. But they still drive like they did before.
