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A commercial driver has a physical every year, severe restrictions on how they can drive, hours behind wheel, etc. But if you have 2 cataract surguries, oncomi
by briffle 3mo ago
A commercial driver has a physical every year, severe restrictions on how they can drive, hours behind wheel, etc. But if you have 2 cataract surguries, oncoming dementia, and a body full of arthritis that can barely move, you can drive a 50' Class A Motorhome to your winter home in the South.
- loloquwowndueo 3mo agoThat person clearly can’t walk so that’s why they have to drive, right?
- forgetfreeman 3mo agoSounds utterly ridiculous I agree but there's something to be said for 60+ years of muscle memory, otherwise olds rocketing motorhomes off of cliffs or augering into the side of the local walmart would feature more prominently in the local news. Quit picking on paw paw and keep the fight where it belongs: suburbanite pavement princesses must die.
- ValentinPearce 3mo agoThere are also countries that reduce the time a license is valid starting at a certain age and that require a medical test for renewal at all ages. IIRC Spain does that.
- forgetfreeman 3mo agoOr you know you could just veer entirely off-topic and turn this into some kind of ageist food fight. That's an option too I suppose.
- SubmarineClub 3mo ago[flagged]
- ultrarunner 3mo agoTo do that you have to first recognize that current city designs are 100% for car manufacturers, not people. To take away the olds licenses is to restrict them in their homes, like people under already are. It's freedom they're after. Change the culture around freedom of movement, and I guarantee the olds will give up their keys before they're even old.
- forgetfreeman 3mo ago"Olds are some of the worst drivers on the road" A bold claim, let's see if accident statistics back it. "Drivers 65 to 74 account for 13.6% of licensed drivers, but represent only 7.6% of drivers in all crashes" "Sixteen- to 19-year-olds represent 3.8% of licensed drivers, but account for 8.8% of drivers in all crashes" Nope, guess not. https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/overview/age-of-driver/ https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/overview/age-of-dr...
- Der_Einzige 3mo agoNo paw paw can go to hell where they belong.
- forgetfreeman 3mo agoI hope you live to be 90. :)
- encrypted_bird 3mo agoExactly. A lot of these people forget that they will be old too someday. Treat the elderly like shit now, you'll be treated like shit later. (Also, I love the Half-Life reference in your username btw. ;) )