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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t comprehend the idea that the children of an older person somehow become all-powerful caretakers and life-monitors merely by the older person’s accrual of age. Raise a question?  Sure. Suggest training, resources, etc.?  Sure. But the blanket, and quite frankly nasty, judgmentalism in the prior posts is out of line. There are plenty of appallingly bad young and middle aged drivers on the road. There are 90 year olds who are blessedly still competent. I don’t see the point of OP even debating the issue. As long as the mother is legally competent her children have nothing to say. [/quote] OP's siblings disagree with OP. All of us have read the horror stories of 80+ year olds driving into buildings or sidewalk seating at restaurants, parades etc. When someone hits 75-80 years old, it's irresponsible not to be trying to protect them from themselves, let alone innocent bystanders. If they can pass a vision, direction and reflex test, then great! Carry on. Most won't be able to.[/quote]

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