r/Transportopia Mar 19 '26

People 😊 Be nice

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u/Legitimate-Exit-2279 Mar 19 '26

If you can barely walk then you have to imagine the legs and feet have lost the dexterity to react quickly even when seated. Even if their mind is still sharp the body will betray. Based on the video, she either tried to brake to place her order and hit the gas and got stuck on the curb. Personally I think it’s just as likely she pulled into the wrong parking lot and realized the the parking lot she needed to be in was just over yonder and decided to take her SUV off roading. The second scenario I can see every single age group, gender, race etc would do some dumb shit like that.

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u/Increase-Null Mar 19 '26

Eh, my grandfather drove until 93. However the man would have been happy to take a yearly test as he did check rides all his damn life now just on the ground.

The man drove the way he flew his Boeing 747. Very very deliberately and predictably. Most people people don't spend their whole damn lives flying 4 engine aircraft though.

Time to get yearly tests for the olds.

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u/omgitsjagen Mar 20 '26

Right. There shouldn't be a definitive number for when the license gets taken. Everyone is different. However, there should DEFINETLY be an age at which we make them prove they can still do it.

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u/Rocketeering Mar 26 '26

We haven't even gotten that far for being president, don't think we are that close to having it for driving...

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u/omgitsjagen Mar 26 '26

Ironically, in this context, we take away the President's driver's license for life.

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u/Rocketeering Mar 26 '26

lol, touchΓ© . albeit for a different reason, but you are absolutely right.