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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am shocked and appalled that anyone would think that their elderly parents driving (NOT a right, but a privilege, at that) takes any sort of precedent over innocent people living; and avoiding the wrath of a car driven by someone who shouldn't even be driving jumping a curb and ending it right there.  [/quote]

I don't see anyone here thinking that.   But adult "kids" don't have the legal authority to "take away the keys" as some here suggest.   Like it or not--theft is a crime!   If I literally strong arm my parent and STEAL his keys, I can go to prison for many years!   Same with tampering with a car to disable it--also a crime!   
Then all we have is a normally law abiding adult in prison, minor children in the foster care system (because their parent is now locked up) and the elderly person still out and about driving.[/quote] Oh stop. No one is going to jail for taking their demented parents keys away. Seriously. Most people don't go to jail for taking a car nefariously. It's just not that high a priority crime. If your parent shouldn't be driving, then do whatever you need to do to keep them from doing it, even if it means hiding the keys or disabling the battery.[/quote]

x10000

Selfish breeds selfish....[/quote]

We took the keys after our dear father shared his funny stories (to him only) that he drives up the wrong side of the ramp too often these days.  My older sister and her DH arrived at my parent's house that evening, drove the car away and took all the keys.  We then as a family rallied around and created a schedule where our parents had access to one of us at all times and since we lived relatively close, we could grant their little wishes on  a whim until they got past that phase.  Eventually it sorted itself out to two days a week shared by six siblings and grandchildren as they got older.  We took care of them as they took care of us, as it should be.[/quote]

It's fortunate your family had six siblings and grandchildren that lived close enough to do that.   Many elderly don't.[/quote]

👏🏽Yes, this!  And many communities lack the resources to fill in the gaps for elderly people without access to the level of support that, in the PP’s family is shared by at least 8 people. [/quote]

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