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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand old people who won’t give up their keys. [b]With rideshare apps it’s not like they are losing their independence.[/b]

I am a passenger princess who hates driving (my DH drives whenever we’re both in the car). Once no longer have the regular demands of driving kids around in a minivan, I would gladly stop paying for a car, gas, insurance, taxes, maintenance, etc. and just hire someone to drive me around to the store or wherever I need to go.

And I know SO many older people who keep driving despite things like chronic back pain causing leg weakness, Parkinson’s, cognitive issues, etc. but it’s a nightmare to take their keys away. We need to do a better job of treating driving like a privilege and start doing more frequent testing once someone hits age 65 (it seems like late 60s to early 70s is where a lot of older people go from still being young-ish to old).[/quote]

My mother has an iphone and is facile on the computer but has trouble with apps. She is constantly stumped by the uber app. It's easy for us but not for people in their 90's.[/quote]

You don’t find it alarming that someone who can’t figure out a basic car ordering app can drive a 4,000 machine at high speeds capable of killing someone?[/quote]

I didn't say she was driving, just that rideshare apps are not the easy solution for everyone.[/quote]

I think car services are problematic for the elderly if they don't live in an urban area. We live in NYC and use them all the time. My parents live in flyover land and don't want to be brought home to a somewhat secluded house by a stranger. And I get that. [/quote]

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