Wishing you the best on your trip. Our daughter noticed that I wasn't as good a driver any more. I had been an excellent driver since I got my license at age 16. But at 81 my reflexes aren't that great and I have a stiff neck so turning to see what is coming, or besides me, can be slow motion. Bill still thinks he is an excellent driver - but he hasn't been for years. As Robin commented, you don't know what you didn't see.

Her husband, Tom, did a complete meltdown when she took him in to get an ID and give up his DL. He loved driving and used to race. The DMV got him calmed down. Apparently it is something that they are used to. It is hard giving up one's independence - and driving is something we do without even thinking. Gosh, I need to run to the store for milk! A no brainer. Now suddenly you have to rely on someone else. Oh Rats!

Maybe when cars that drive themselves get affordable there will no longer be a need to stop driving!