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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I think most of us agree that some 90 year olds can be fine drivers.   I think most of us also accept that statistically speaking, 90 year olds are not good drivers and should not be in the road.

Personally, I believe the state should test  older drivers to renew their licenses ( no automatic renewals).  But if the state isn’t going to do it, who can convince the elderly (who may be legally competent) to give up the keys of not their family? [/quote]

+1  Spend some time in the car with your mother driving and reassess OP.   The elderly can deteriorate fast, and sounds like you're caught up in the 3 against 1 mentality when statistically, your siblings are likely to be the wiser ones in this case.[/quote]

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