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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
February 6, 2014 at 6:25 am
I think the thing we should be focusing on here is: Why is a 79 year old woman still driving?
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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
February 6, 2014 at 7:00 am
(February 6, 2014 at 6:25 am)Bad Wolf Wrote: I think the thing we should be focusing on here is: Why is a 79 year old woman still driving?
Why not?
Lots of 79 year wold women AND men are perfectly capable of driving...
However, at least here where I live, over 65'ers have to get a physical every year just to keep their license.
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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
February 6, 2014 at 7:12 am
Why not? Because she killed 3 people reversing, that's why.
I'm just saying, we should face the facts here. With people that old, their body is dying, their eyesight and hearing is going and their reaction times are down.
Did you watch the south park episode about old people driving? They are dangerous!
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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
February 6, 2014 at 8:28 am
(February 6, 2014 at 7:12 am)Bad Wolf Wrote: Why not? Because she killed 3 people reversing, that's why.
I'm just saying, we should face the facts here. With people that old, their body is dying, their eyesight and hearing is going and their reaction times are down.
Did you watch the south park episode about old people driving? They are dangerous!
While I agree with you in principle, I always have to wonder at citing South Park as evidence for anything...
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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
February 6, 2014 at 9:13 am
(February 6, 2014 at 5:07 am)Godschild Wrote: Those were not actual news items, not that I couldn't get those things or very similar right here where I live. I'm sure if you need to satisfy yourself, you can go on the net and find plenty, me I have better things to do than that at this time.
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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
February 6, 2014 at 12:11 pm
(February 6, 2014 at 7:12 am)Bad Wolf Wrote: Why not? Because she killed 3 people reversing, that's why.
I'm just saying, we should face the facts here. With people that old, their body is dying, their eyesight and hearing is going and their reaction times are down.
Did you watch the south park episode about old people driving? They are dangerous!
Not all old people are that incapable.
That's why they should be tested yearly to see if are still able to drive safely.
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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
February 6, 2014 at 3:36 pm
Around here we have 90 year olds out on the roads in golf carts. All the testing in the world won't help them.
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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
February 6, 2014 at 4:04 pm
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(February 6, 2014 at 7:12 am)Bad Wolf Wrote: Why not? Because she killed 3 people reversing, that's why.
I'm just saying, we should face the facts here. With people that old, their body is dying, their eyesight and hearing is going and their reaction times are down.
Did you watch the south park episode about old people driving? They are dangerous!
Demonstrable evidence that you are wrong.
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80 year old drivers have less accidents and less fatal accidents per millage driven than 16, 17 and are about equal to 18 year old drivers.
Even at 70, they are about equal to 30 year old drivers. 75 year old drivers have less fatal accidents than 30 year old drivers.
85 year old drivers have less fatal accidents than 25 year old drivers.
But of course, South Park is a much more reliable source than Consumer Reports. What was I thinking?
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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
February 6, 2014 at 4:15 pm
(This post was last modified: February 6, 2014 at 4:21 pm by Bad Wolf.)
Its hard to have fatal accidents when you go 15 mph everywhere
And I think you read the chart wrong when you said 85 year old drivers have less fatal accidents than 25 year old drivers. The chart says they have almost double.
But I get your point
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RE: Next Time - Pray for Driving Lessons
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