Elderly Drivers - Please Stop Driving

[Anonymous]

My mother doesn’t remember what she had for breakfast, any walk without a walker, has no coordination or stamina, is 90 years old, and believes she should still be driving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one suggested collectively pulling people’s licenses. It’s fascinating to me that anyone would object to mandatory testing though once we all reach a certain age. If you’re fine to drive, you will pass. If you’re not fine to drive, wouldn’t you like to know that before you kill someone??

Feel free to walk these back at any time:

“Elderly Drivers - Please Stop Driving.”

“Dear Boomers - Please stop driving before you kill someone or damage even more property by ‘accidentally’ driving into someone’s home or business - which seems to happen all the time without repercussions. This is willful negligence on your part and not an accident. Your adult children should NOT be in the position of ‘asking’ you to stop driving. Nor should an accident be the reason you stop. People are living much longer than the driving laws anticipated when they were written. Continuing to drive is selfish and dangerous, and unnecessary now that there are ride share apps and easy cab booking. Signed, Literally everyone who has to share the road with you.”

Sorry but nowhere does it suggest ‘pulling’ anyone’s license. It literally says please stop - as in on your own.

[Anonymous]

Reposting this because so many posters seem to have missed it.

The stats listed here are per miles driven, so they control for differences in number of drivers and amounts driven in each age group.

The lowest rate of crashes, crashes with injury, and driver fatality are drivers 60-69.

The worst rates are for teen drivers, and it's not close.

Https://aaafoundation.org/rates-motor-vehicle-crashes-injuries-deaths-relation-driver-age-united-states-2014-2015/

"Drivers ages 60-69 had the lowest crash rate. Crash rates began to increase beyond age 70; however, drivers ages 70-79 had crash rates similar to or lower than those of drivers ages 30-59, and drivers age 80 and older had crash rate higher than those of drivers ages 30-79 but lower than those of drivers younger than age 30. Rates of [crashes with injury] generally followed a pattern very similar to overall crash involvement rates."

However, elderly drivers are more likely to be killed in a crash. Driver fatalities are highest for drivers over 80. That likely has to do with the general frailty of people over 80. The second highest rate of driver fatality belongs to drivers age 16 & 17, followed by drivers 18-30. Then comes drivers 70-79.

[Anonymous]

I want to know if this area has a higher instance of people driving into buildings or if it’s like this everywhere. Seems like one every other week!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reposting this because so many posters seem to have missed it.

The stats listed here are per miles driven, so they control for differences in number of drivers and amounts driven in each age group.

The lowest rate of crashes, crashes with injury, and driver fatality are drivers 60-69.

The worst rates are for teen drivers, and it's not close.

Https://aaafoundation.org/rates-motor-vehicle-crashes-injuries-deaths-relation-driver-age-united-states-2014-2015/

"Drivers ages 60-69 had the lowest crash rate. Crash rates began to increase beyond age 70; however, drivers ages 70-79 had crash rates similar to or lower than those of drivers ages 30-59, and drivers age 80 and older had crash rate higher than those of drivers ages 30-79 but lower than those of drivers younger than age 30. Rates of [crashes with injury] generally followed a pattern very similar to overall crash involvement rates."

However, elderly drivers are more likely to be killed in a crash. Driver fatalities are highest for drivers over 80. That likely has to do with the general frailty of people over 80. The second highest rate of driver fatality belongs to drivers age 16 & 17, followed by drivers 18-30. Then comes drivers 70-79.

Yup, and the rates have largely stayed the same per more recent research. But OP has an ax to grind, statistics to ignore, ageism to promulgate, goalposts to move, etc.