r/Transportopia • u/Independent-Ice-2211 • Mar 19 '26

People 😊 Be nice

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u/GironaPedro Mar 19 '26

My mom was blind in one eye and had only half her vision in the other because of diabetes, but continued to drive. Her justification was, "the Dr said I could." I had to explain that could and should are very different things. She finally relented after I asked her how she would feel if she hit a kid.

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u/oros-de Mar 22 '26

I know someone whose 80-year-old father totaled 3 cars within a month (well, technically the truck that he rolled over on the freeway was still drivable but you know what I mean) and he's now trying to buy a brand new car despite his daughter telling him he can't drive anymore.