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Writer/Teacher
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Wandering Connecticut
Posts: 9,294
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i have almost been hit by elderly drivers that are not paying attention countless times. In my experience, they don't look behind them when they back up... and that isn't even the worst of the problems.
My girlfriend's grandmother is TOTALLY unfit to be driving a car. One time she liked a house that she was driving past and stopped to take a look. The only problem was that it was on a double-line 40MPH road! Even with the honking behind her, she had no idea that she was holding up traffic... she was completely out of it!
Now, I'm not saying that all elderly are unfit to drive, because that is certainly not true. My uncle Curt is 68 and he Club Races at LimeRock park, and well, mind you. I just think that at a certian age - 65, for example, they should retest every year.
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