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pahunkboy -> elderly drivers in news again (11/21/2006 7:00:08 AM)
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/143606,CST-NWS-market21.article i recall this. it was terrible.

MasterKalif -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/21/2006 11:46:20 PM)
pahunkboy....that is what I hate about this country....the "leniency" with which old people are treated....while I can understand in certain circumstances, when it comes to crime or "deadly mistakes" that cannot happen...I rather than an 18 year old who does the same is given a chance of rehabilitation than an old man who is at the end of the road.... why was he driving in the first place? why do these old geezers have to pay cheap insurance, and young people have to pay huge hikes even if they get a single ticket??? no I have had enough.....off the roads with these dangerous old people! At least re-teaching them how to drive might be a good idea.

pahunkboy -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 4:48:23 AM)
This truly was a tradjedy. As a citizen tho- i sorta resent being window/doored off- such as teh HIPPA privacy laws have done. When they build an ice cream place here- there was a guard barrier so no one could drive thru the window. Banks are experimenting with "holding departments" for customers. [almost like being buzzzed in 2x] i know 80 yr olds that function better then i do. anyhow all teh extra doors in dr offices are heavy when one has intense pain.

siamsa24 -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 5:14:27 AM)
I think that elderly people may just need to re-take the driver's test at a certain age (both written and road tests). It would not be a bad idea to have everyone re-tested every certain number of years anyway. On a side note, the last time I went to re-new my license the woman in front of me failed her vision test 7 TIMES and only passed because she was given prompts from the DMV worker. I left without re-newing, I did not feel safe leaving the parking lot at the same time she did......

sophia37 -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 6:01:28 PM)
First of all elderly drivers pay HIGHER insurance. Beleive me, they dont get off cheap due to age. Just wait till you hit 65. From there its more and more costly. And I'll bet you get annoyed at that too. You'll think you're just fine. Yes, I agree that as I age I should expect to retake my whole drivers thing start to finish including classes. My 83 yr old aunt has just had two accidents in a row. Thats what she needs. The thing is, its not all that easy in NY at least to get drivers off the road. You cant tell the DMV anon, about a situation you feel is dangerous. I personally can not tell my aunt Im out there trying to take away her independance. Im sure people can say Sure you can! But its a lot harder than you think. I have done the only thing I could, not encourage her to get yet another car and drive back and forth two and a half hours each way every other week, to take her where she needs to go. I care about her and I care about you, the people here who post. I care about people in general. So I make what sacrifices I need to to keep not just her, but YOU safe. And I can assure you that sadly, I am the rare individual.

LTRsubNW -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 6:39:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sophia37 First of all elderly drivers pay HIGHER insurance. Beleive me, they dont get off cheap due to age. Just wait till you hit 65. From there its more and more costly. And I'll bet you get annoyed at that too. You'll think you're just fine. Yes, I agree that as I age I should expect to retake my whole drivers thing start to finish including classes. My 83 yr old aunt has just had two accidents in a row. Thats what she needs. The thing is, its not all that easy in NY at least to get drivers off the road. You cant tell the DMV anon, about a situation you feel is dangerous. I personally can not tell my aunt Im out there trying to take away her independance. Im sure people can say Sure you can! But its a lot harder than you think. I have done the only thing I could, not encourage her to get yet another car and drive back and forth two and a half hours each way every other week, to take her where she needs to go. I care about her and I care about you, the people here who post. I care about people in general. So I make what sacrifices I need to to keep not just her, but YOU safe. And I can assure you that sadly, I am the rare individual. Hon...you just said quite clearly...she got 2..."IN A ROW". If you want to make sacrifices for your aunt...I'm all good with that...particularly if you find a way to keep someone who's had *TWO ACCIDENTS IN A ROW*....off the road. (Thank you...I greatly appreciate it).

LTRsubNW -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 6:41:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sophia37 First of all elderly drivers pay HIGHER insurance. Beleive me, they dont get off cheap due to age. (By the way...my preference is that they paid vastly lower insurance {I'm confident they could use the cash} and *STOPPED HITTING* PEOPLE WITH THEIR CARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**) (Just a thought)

ownedgirlie -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 7:22:49 PM)
Actually I would be interested to see the ratio of eldery driver accidents to others. Elderly accidents get more news, for sure. But do they cause more accidents, per capita? For example, are there more accidents caused by people over 70 than by people who are 18?

LTRsubNW -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 7:43:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie Actually I would be interested to see the ratio of eldery driver accidents to others. Elderly accidents get more news, for sure. But do they cause more accidents, per capita? For example, are there more accidents caused by people over 70 than by people who are 18? Fair question...don't even know if the OP had their facts straight (in that they pay higher premiums...but I suspect they do). If in fact they do, that would be a statistical validation....money = risk.

LotusSong -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 7:47:15 PM)
Well, this will scare you. I looked into getting hand controlls for my vehicle as I like to be prepared in advance with this disease I have. The purchase and installation of them is about $750. Then you have to be TRAINED how to use them by an independant, certified instructor to the tune of another $450! It's a very simple concept that a monkey could do. I told the instructor, I'll look into it at a later date". She said "Just know you are an ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!" I felt like saying, "And I hope it's YOUR greedy ass I ram into when it does"! So I keep to the surface streets and have narrowed my world to a 2 mile radius. I can drive fine.. I just walk like shit.

LTRsubNW -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 7:57:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LotusSong Well, this will scare you. I looked into getting hand controlls for my vehicle as I like to be prepared in advance with this disease I have. The purchase and installation of them is about $750. Then you have to be TRAINED how to use them by an independant, certified instructor to the tune of another $450! It's a very simple concept that a monkey could do. I told the instructor, I'll look into it at a later date". She said "Just know you are an ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!" I felt like saying, "And I hope it's YOUR greedy ass I ram into when it does"! So I keep to the surface streets and have narrowed my world to a 2 mile radius. I can drive fine.. I just walk like shit. (I still wanna be your underwear drawer)

ownedgirlie -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 8:01:14 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LTRsubNW quote: ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie Actually I would be interested to see the ratio of eldery driver accidents to others. Elderly accidents get more news, for sure. But do they cause more accidents, per capita? For example, are there more accidents caused by people over 70 than by people who are 18? Fair question...don't even know if the OP had their facts straight (in that they pay higher premiums...but I suspect they do). If in fact they do, that would be a statistical validation....money = risk. I did some searching at NCBI (National Library of Medicine - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) This particular study states that death related injuries (per miles driven) are highest among the 16-19 year old age group, and lowest in the elderly, particularly aged 85 or older. Elderly drivers are more apt to injur themselves than others, while youngsters are more apt to injure others. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=15026101 This next study determined that young males are most likely to cause crash deaths, and older folks are most likely to cause their own death in crashes. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=14733986&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum

LotusSong -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 8:03:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LTRsubNW (I still wanna be your underwear drawer) awwwwwwwwwwwwww.. well, I guess you can enjoy the fact I'm very easy to catch :)

LTRsubNW -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 8:08:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LotusSong quote: ORIGINAL: LTRsubNW (I still wanna be your underwear drawer) awwwwwwwwwwwwww.. well, I guess you can enjoy the fact I'm very easy to catch :) Yeah, but all those years and thousands of dollars and training on how to trip people went totally to waste.

LTRsubNW -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 8:10:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie quote: ORIGINAL: LTRsubNW quote: ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie Actually I would be interested to see the ratio of eldery driver accidents to others. Elderly accidents get more news, for sure. But do they cause more accidents, per capita? For example, are there more accidents caused by people over 70 than by people who are 18? Fair question...don't even know if the OP had their facts straight (in that they pay higher premiums...but I suspect they do). If in fact they do, that would be a statistical validation....money = risk. I did some searching at NCBI (National Library of Medicine - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) This particular study states that death related injuries (per miles driven) are highest among the 16-19 year old age group, and lowest in the elderly, particularly aged 85 or older. Elderly drivers are more apt to injur themselves than others, while youngsters are more apt to injure others. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=15026101 This next study determined that young males are most likely to cause crash deaths, and older folks are most likely to cause their own death in crashes. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=14733986&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum Yeah but...a study done by me and my buds shows that those over 85 are 11 times more likely to piss me off by driving at 16 miles an hour.

ownedgirlie -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 8:39:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LTRsubNW Yeah but...a study done by me and my buds shows that those over 85 are 11 times more likely to piss me off by driving at 16 miles an hour. LOL yes I can understand that. I always cringed when my grandmother and Dad both drove as they got older. But...you can't do much damage when you hit something at that speed!! At the same token, some hot shot weaving around me at 125 irritates me, too. [;)] Anyway, those were interesting stats to discover. Having taken care of two elderly people into their final years, I have witnessed the extreme rudeness with which they are treated. It was appalling to me, in fact. One lady reduced my Dad to tears, simply because he was walking too slowly (bone cancer and all) down a hospital isle and she could not pass. Elderly people just move slowly. Their muscles move more slowly, and their minds process more slowly. They've been around awhile. They have lived on this planet a lot longer than I have, and have earned the right to slow down, in my book. We'll all get there some day too, we hope.

dcnovice -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 10:03:14 PM)
quote: One lady reduced my Dad to tears, simply because he was walking too slowly (bone cancer and all) down a hospital isle and she could not pass. God, that's awful. I hope she wasn't a hospital employee at least.

LTRsubNW -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/22/2006 10:52:34 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dcnovice quote: One lady reduced my Dad to tears, simply because he was walking too slowly (bone cancer and all) down a hospital isle and she could not pass. God, that's awful. I hope she wasn't a hospital employee at least. I know these people...they're practicing for the crunch times at the airport when I have 7 minutes before my next flight.

ownedgirlie -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/24/2006 12:14:20 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dcnovice quote: One lady reduced my Dad to tears, simply because he was walking too slowly (bone cancer and all) down a hospital isle and she could not pass. God, that's awful. I hope she wasn't a hospital employee at least. Not an employee, no. Just another ignoramous who thinks the world revolves around her. Some people look at the elderly as a nuisance. It is a pity for them, as they are missing out on knowing some wonderful people with a wealth of history and knowledge.

sophia37 -> RE: elderly drivers in news again (11/24/2006 9:39:23 AM)
Yup. Ownedgirlie has it right. And all of us, every single one, is headed for that same future. While my aunt did have two accidents, she too was driving slowly. She hurt herself more than anyone else. So this is in keeping with the stats exactly. And to sub NW I say this. yes, my aunt had two accidents in a year. But My teenage daughter had THREE! One totaled car and two major damages. She cost me one whole helluva a lot more money in the process than my aunt ever has.

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