The government should really consider imposing stricter regulations on eldery persons who want to drive. How many more farmers’ markets need to be torn through before someone takes notice that older drivers pose a serious threat to pedestrians?
Not to mention other vehicles…as in my case…
I was waiting for a parking space while at Costco when my sister brought to my attention a car that was backing out of a space near my car. By “near” I mean I was behind the car, and it was basically backing out into me.
So she told me to honk my horn, and I did. At first it was polite “honk honk,” but when I noticed that the driver was not stopping the car, and continued to back into me, the honking became a more aggravated, “HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK!”
And then, for my last ditch effort at preventing an accident, I finished my barrage of honks with a “HOOONNNKKKK!!!”
Finally, I just put my car in a desperate reverse and got out of the way before the car hit mine. The driver turned out to be an OLD MAN, who was completely DEAF to my honkings.
Not only that, after he was done reversing, he started to drive at me instead of around me to exit the parking lot. I kept backing up to give him room, but the more I backed up the closer he kept driving.
Incidents like these are not isolated events that occur once in a while. There are way too many old people causing accidents or being involved in accidents because, through the aging process, their abilities to coordinate proper driving methods deteriorate.
And if you tell me young people are just as likely to get involved in accidents, well I have news for you: young people don’t get into accidents because their senses are falling apart—they get into accidents because they’re stupid.
So I say enforce mandatory driving tests for older people who insist on maintaining their independence by driving. Make them do it every year, until they finally give up and allow their children or grandchildren to chauffer them around! And make the costs of renewing licenses exorbitant! That would further deter them from wanting to drive!
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There are times when you have to take the law into your own hands. Remember, old people can’t do much to defend against anything. Verbal abuse, car bashing, or even a good following them to their home could give them a heart attack.
hmmm to your post and yes howdy to u 😉
LOL – I had to debate on this topic in speech class last semester. I proposed mandatory testing every 3 months, and everyone broke out laughing. I don’t know about the exorbitant fees, tho – social security doesn’t pay that much.
only problem with making mandatory driving tests and the like is that no politician will be in his right mind to advocate such a proposal. Sadly old people have a higher percentage of voters compared to any other demograph. Its political suicide for a politician. Which is quite sad since I believe old people are the causes of accidents. We youngins have to dodge their ass and then because of it we run into someone else… *sigh