Likeky dementia not foul play

[Anonymous]

https://people.com/couple-found-dead-hours-from-home-after-thanksgiving-got-turned-around-family-exclusive-11862462?fbclid=IwVERDUAOfuelleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe2_hX8pUZ3j7pRTcnXKHZewopHYYjc1mIjlV5L8l_DtHquD3Q_1ct_qSxFGE_aem_sGj_2AJyYldp54AKXrXg2g

So many surprised comments. But that’s a long drive for elderly couples. Something tells me signs were ignored

[Anonymous]

Would be nice if you provided more context. I’m not clicking on the link.

[Anonymous]

Old people in their 80s left Thanksgiving to drive an hour and a half I think. They got turned around and were found dead. Dementia. Old people should not be driving.

[Anonymous]

There’s one lost right now from Chantilly. He left to go to Leesburg and his car was seen on the GW Parkway. I hope he’s found safe.

[Anonymous]

There needs to be a required test starting at 75. Depending on how you do, you don't have to come back until 78. Once they are 78, every year! Once you are 90 if you insist on driving-test every 6 months. By 80 so many people fall apart. I am SURE they could find or conduct research to support this.

[Anonymous]

This is a sad sorry anytime it happens.

My own father got lost and would not turn. My mother was the passenger. This happened at the start of his dementia. Very scary.

My spouse’s grandfather ran off the road in his 80s with his wife, son and DIL. He could have killed them all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
There needs to be a required test starting at 75. Depending on how you do, you don't have to come back until 78. Once they are 78, every year! Once you are 90 if you insist on driving-test every 6 months. By 80 so many people fall apart. I am SURE they could find or conduct research to support this.

I agree with you, but I think it should start even younger and more frequent. Required testing at 65, with re-tests every other year till 75. Then every year after that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
There needs to be a required test starting at 75. Depending on how you do, you don't have to come back until 78. Once they are 78, every year! Once you are 90 if you insist on driving-test every 6 months. By 80 so many people fall apart. I am SURE they could find or conduct research to support this.

I agree with you, but I think it should start even younger and more frequent. Required testing at 65, with re-tests every other year till 75. Then every year after that.

This is unfortunate but I disagree. If the actuarial numbers indicated old folks posed more of a driving hazard than other populations, their insurance rates would be higher and they are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
There needs to be a required test starting at 75. Depending on how you do, you don't have to come back until 78. Once they are 78, every year! Once you are 90 if you insist on driving-test every 6 months. By 80 so many people fall apart. I am SURE they could find or conduct research to support this.

I agree with you, but I think it should start even younger and more frequent. Required testing at 65, with re-tests every other year till 75. Then every year after that.

This is unfortunate but I disagree. If the actuarial numbers indicated old folks posed more of a driving hazard than other populations, their insurance rates would be higher and they are not.

But, they are.

[Anonymous]

There was a post here about someone's dad or uncle driving to Florida for Thanksgiving. What happened?

[Anonymous]

At this point doesn’t everyone have some sort of location tracking on their car or cell phone? I would drop an air tag in my parents car, if nothing else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s one lost right now from Chantilly. He left to go to Leesburg and his car was seen on the GW Parkway. I hope he’s found safe.

And live many more years with worsening dementia?

[Anonymous]

No one over 80 should be driving. Hopefully driverless cars will help this happen. Also nobody under 18.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one over 80 should be driving. Hopefully driverless cars will help this happen. Also nobody under 18.

Driverless cars will require a lot of maintenance for the censors along with a person monitoring as it drives. It might give them a few more years of independence, but beyond that they won't be able to handle it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a sad sorry anytime it happens.

My own father got lost and would not turn. My mother was the passenger. This happened at the start of his dementia. Very scary.

My spouse’s grandfather ran off the road in his 80s with his wife, son and DIL. He could have killed them all.

It's incredibly hard to get men of that generation to give up the keys, even if one of their passengers is a much more capable driver. I'm sure the wife, son, and/or DIL in the scenario above included at least one capable driver.