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At what age do you stop driving?
Aging Well | Last Active: Mar 14 2:21pm | Replies (75)Comment receiving replies
for me its physical. I stopped in 2021 because I could not feel the pedals. I still have my car, pay insurance, reggy etc. I’m having difficulty letting go because I don’t know if I will get better. I’m holding onto hope.
I am going to soon ask my guy to take me to an empty parking lot and let me see what it’s like. Although recent events tell me it’s dangerous for me to go into traffic if the foot pains strike while driving i will freeze and not be Able to brake.
I don’t think it’s an age necessarily. I think it should be based on ability, physical state, cognitive condition.
It’s so hard hanging up the keys. I was fortunate the county has a bus service that will drive you anywhere in the county for a nominal fee. You have to wait a while for pick up but at least there is an option. It’s how I get to dr appointments.
I wish you well !!
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A very thoughtful and ETHICAL perspective you have here. This is strictly my opinion, based on what words you have chosen.
As Dirty Harry said all those years ago, 'A wise (person) knows his/her limits' Far better to have a couple of bad days accepting that you've had to take down your credentials than to know that you've caused a funeral to happen next Saturday.
And, you are right, nemo1, it's not strictly age, but it should be based on a standardized assessment and self-knowledge.
Some communities, such as my own on Vancouver Island, have a pool of volunteer drivers to take people to appointments. In our case, it's for a drive 120 miles one way to where the best hospitals are. Sometimes the drivers are affiliated with a certain disease or disorder, such as cancer societies, kidney disease where people have to be taken for dialysis,...that kind of thing.