[raccoonradio]

Said to be a wonderful man but maybe 97 is too old to drive...can't hire a driver? Not just tripping over an ottoman here.

[wita]

I thought the LS 500 was no longer built. Turns out not to be true and if Dick has one of the latest 2018 to 2023 versions, it has a dual turbo 416 horse motor. Put you foot in that on a wet road, without proper steering input, and you too might be crashing, age notwithstanding.

[Red Badger]

He’s a chitty driver........................

[Rummyfan]

Said to be a wonderful man but maybe 97 is too old to drive...can't hire a driver?

I'm sure he can hire a driver, but giving up driving, i.e. admitting you can't do it anymore, is a milestone very difficult for many oldsters. It was for my dad.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

My dad was in his early 90s when I started trying to get him to stop driving after an accident. Very uncomfortable conversations. It got so bad he would hide his car AND his keys when I came to visit. When he started having blackouts I went so far as to notify the DMV and they revoked his license. Boy was he PISSED but he still kept driving. Finally got him into an assisted living facility (another HUGE battle) and he no longer “needed” to drive. At that point he let sell his car.

[Old Yeller]

Ironically, Dick, Willie and Jimmy are in my dead pool.

[chuck allen]

Dick Van Dyke was his stage name, his real birth name was Penis Van Lesbian.

[dynachrome]

We gave our father “the talk” when he was 89 years old. No more driving. The car went to my sister.

[DejaJude]

I have been night blind since my 50’s, and it's 10 times worse in the rain. I just don't drive at night unless it's a true emergency.

[dfwgator]

Damn Ottoman got in the way again.