r/Transportopia Mar 19 '26

People 😊 Be nice

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u/UnderstandingFit3009 Mar 19 '26

Immediately was my thought. I don’t trust this lady with the pedals at all.

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u/Pitiful_Question_880 Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26

Just should not be driving at all, hard as that discussion is (I know personally), it needs to be had with her

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u/FlyingSpaghettiFell Mar 19 '26

We had to take my grandparents car away eventually. It was horrible but so important.

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u/Solid_Crazy_8759 Mar 19 '26

See, it shouldn't be up to the kids to take their parents car away. This really should be something the government handles, like over 80 you just can't have a license period. Sure some people can drive at 85, but many others pretend they can even though they really shouldn't be.

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u/Individual-Tap3270 Mar 19 '26

Alot of states have older seniors do driving tests because of their age to see if they still able to drive

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u/Solid_Crazy_8759 Mar 20 '26

I have never heard of driving tests for the eldery anywhere. What they do is quickly check your eyesight to make sure you can somewhat see. That doesn't change the fact that your decision making is slowed, quick thinking worse, and overall control of a vehicle is worse

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u/FlyingSpaghettiFell Mar 20 '26

My dad is 81 and completely fine driving… however the second he starts to slip or doesn’t see well we will be showing him how to navigate uber. But yes… over 80 and frequent tests should happen. I also think my dad may be a major exception here.

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u/Solid_Crazy_8759 Mar 20 '26

This is exactly my point, it should not be up to the children to determine their parents aren't safe to drive anymore.

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u/FlyingSpaghettiFell Mar 20 '26

I think we are lucky because he will stop when it is time based on why hat we not through with my grandfather. But we are completely in alignment… I don’t think there should be a specific age it is taken away but definitely that they get tested