Comments on: Do You Really Want to Take the Car Away From Grandma? http://agingparentsauthority.com/social/do-you-really-want-to-take-the-car-away-from-grandma/ The premier resource for anyone taking care of the elderly. Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:03:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dorothy http://agingparentsauthority.com/social/do-you-really-want-to-take-the-car-away-from-grandma/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Dorothy Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:46:06 +0000 http://agingparentsauthority.com/2008/04/10/do-you-really-want-to-take-the-car-away-from-grandma/#comment-889 The best possible answer the problem of detecting aging parents who need to hang up the keys (and who often go out of their way to HIDE the need to quit driving, until it may be too late,) is to stop assuming that it's always advancing age that makes a previously fit driver unfit. Between substance abuse, undetected medical problems and perhaps even the occasional incorrect prescription, there are plenty of reasons to test and RE-TEST the ENTIRE POPULATION of any given area. If this were done every five years, regardless of any driver's age, how many lives could be saved? No adult child would ever have to go through the unnecessary anguish of trying to 'guess' whether Mom or Dad is a fit driver, or worse, having to be the bearer of bad news. Yes, we'd all grumble about having to go be tested, and there'd be a real stink about even the most reasonable fee. But think of all the jobs we could create in a needy economy! The best possible answer the problem of detecting aging parents who need to hang up the keys (and who often go out of their way to HIDE
the need to quit driving, until it may be too late,) is to stop assuming that it’s always advancing age that makes a previously fit driver unfit. Between substance abuse, undetected medical problems and perhaps even the occasional incorrect prescription, there are plenty of reasons to test and RE-TEST the ENTIRE POPULATION of any given area. If this were done every five years, regardless of any driver’s age, how many lives could be saved?

No adult child would ever have to go through the
unnecessary anguish of trying to ‘guess’ whether Mom or Dad is a fit driver, or worse, having to be the bearer of bad news.

Yes, we’d all grumble about having to go be tested, and there’d be a real stink about even the most reasonable fee. But think of all the jobs we could create in a needy economy!

]]> By: Brennan Kingsland http://agingparentsauthority.com/social/do-you-really-want-to-take-the-car-away-from-grandma/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Brennan Kingsland Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:25:05 +0000 http://agingparentsauthority.com/2008/04/10/do-you-really-want-to-take-the-car-away-from-grandma/#comment-93 I agree! Last resort, only if physical problems make continuing to drive unsafe. The majority of elderly drivers stay slow and to the right side. I had a cousin who drove until she was 92, and drove all her friends around. She never had or caused an accident. Her vision started to really deteriorate after her 92nd birthday, and she gave up the keys willingly and moved into a lovely and exclusive assisted-living facility. She passed away in her sleep just 8 months later. The ability to drive should be judged on a person-by-person basis, rather than at some arbitrary age. (Unless you mean taking the keys away from teenagers - statisticallythe deadliest group around, both to themselves and others.) <em>Brennan Kingsland's last blog post..<a href='http://setourteachersfree.com/education-update/25th-education-report-anniversary/' rel="nofollow">25th Education Report Anniversary?</a></em> I agree! Last resort, only if physical problems make continuing to drive unsafe.
The majority of elderly drivers stay slow and to the right side. I had a cousin who drove until she was 92, and drove all her friends around. She never had or caused an accident. Her vision started to really deteriorate after her 92nd birthday, and she gave up the keys willingly and moved into a lovely and exclusive assisted-living facility. She passed away in her sleep just 8 months later.

The ability to drive should be judged on a person-by-person basis, rather than at some arbitrary age. (Unless you mean taking the keys away from teenagers – statisticallythe deadliest group around, both to themselves and others.)

Brennan Kingsland’s last blog post..25th Education Report Anniversary?

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