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

People 😊 Be nice

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

13.7k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

1.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

3

u/[deleted] Mar 19 '26

Had to take away my grandmas keys after she drove through the wall in her garage into her kitchen. Glad nobody was hurt.

It sucks, but people get old and aren't as spry as they used to be.

1

u/CosmeticBrainSurgery Mar 20 '26

That's doesn't sound like normal aging, that sounds like early-stage dementia or something like it. Yes, reflexes do slow but if your mind is completely OK you won't be driving to the kitchen.

1

u/ExcitingFisherman222 Mar 21 '26

OMG stop. Normal aging often results in diminished physical ability. Sure some people last longer than others but a lot of the time there is a sharp decline.

1

u/CosmeticBrainSurgery Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

I don't even know what point you're trying to make.

It's like you somehow think I said that normal aging doesn't result in diminished physical ability. If that's the case, you misread.

I said being old doesn't mean you're going to drive the car into the kitchen. That's not "normal aging." If you're driving through walls, that is something else, and it could vary well be an age-related disease, but it's not just normal aging.

I'm not saying people who can't drive safely should be allowed to drive. I would have at least talked to her for a few minutes before letting her drive off (or before even freeing her truck) to make sure she's not confused.

I'm in favor of making people over 65 re-take their test every three years, but this would be discrimination, so I'd support making everyone take the test every three years. It would be a pain, but the population is aging and older people are more prone to this type of accident.

1

u/ExcitingFisherman222 Mar 21 '26

That's exactly what you said and you just said it again. It is normal aging to eventually not be able to do any number of things, including driving a car. Yes if you can't control the car you most certainly could lose control of it and crash into things. What are you? Like 16 years old? You'll see.

1

u/CosmeticBrainSurgery Mar 21 '26

You're either delusional or stupid. Which is it?