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[quote=Anonymous]Another BTDT (also in MA.) If you have contact with the relative's doctor, you can suggest that they request an evaluation. We did one with my dad presuming he would pass; instead he failed. The failure is reported THAT DAY to the DMV and the license is revoked (although we had about a 6 week grace period to come up with a plan and get him a non-driving ID.) Honestly it should be the law that all elderly drivers are reevaluated periodically; we were responsible caring kids and really believed our dad was safe to drive at least in his small hometown. We were dead wrong, and as hard as it was I'm so grateful we only had to deal with the crisis of finding him drivers rather than deal with an accident that he caused.

BTW the whole episode precipitated us finding him a wonderful retirement community and helped convince him to move from his home of 45 years. I only wish we'd done that sooner - he wound up so much happier despite everyone's expectations to the contrary.[/quote]

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