I think this “solution” is a bad idea. But I also think my 81-year-old dad needs to be retested before he gets into a bad accident. What I saw from him today was greatly concerning.
My 93 yo father in law still drives. I periodically look over his car to see what new colors of paint he has added to the quarter panels. He occasionally backs into someone at the bank, grocery store or local restaurant. He pays his own insurance and pays off the people he has hit.
Would I ride with him? Absolutely not.
There are states that require driving tests to get a license and keep a license after a person reaches a certain age.
Seventy is not old enough yet to take the DL away from people.
There is no blanket age. Some people should not be all people.
We took the keys from Dad. He didn’t like it but he accepted it. He was much older than 70.
We told my dad, “if you kill yourself in an accident, no big deal. You kill someone else it’s a big deal.” He reluctantly gave up driving but we got him a golf cart to get around. He could get to the store and pharmacy without crossing a major road and staying on the golf path.