[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

It is very sad when elders with early dementia still have their car keys.
I remember back in the 1960's when my father and mother were taking my brother to his Navy training center (from N.J.) and my dad was going around the "circles" (what you guys call roundabouts) the WRONG WAY.
When they returned home..........God only knows he must have had a guardian angel.........the doctor made sure his car keys were taken away.

When my father was in an early stage of dememtia (undiagnosed) he would occasionally drive on the wrong side of a divided 4 lane highway. I wasn't there when he did it but my mother told me about it. She would tell him he was on the wrong side and wondered why he did it.

In early dememtia, a person might only do something like that once a month and the rest of the time they are fine. So no one even knows that the keys should be taken away.

I'm happy to say the first time I suggested he give up his license he agreed to it right away with no argument. He just agreed to it and we mailed his license to the Florida Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. To our surprise, we got a really nice letter back thanking us for doing what we did.

[Mikeod]

True story. When I applied for my license in CA, I took the written exam and went to the next window. The person there noted my Mass license and asked how many tickets I got in my dozen years there. I told him I had none. He said I didn't need a road test and gave me my license. Maybe it was the policy then and he was pulling my leg, but I like to believe it was escaping MA without a ticket.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

It is very sad when elders with early dementia still have their car keys.
I remember back in the 1960's when my father and mother were taking my brother to his Navy training center (from N.J.) and my dad was going around the "circles" (what you guys call roundabouts) the WRONG WAY.
When they returned home..........God only knows he must have had a guardian angel.........the doctor made sure his car keys were taken away.

Some would say they move to TV so they can drive a golf cart! Just half way kidding! My father-in-law drove until he was 91 and was a good driver. It all depends on the individual. Really, stats show that those under 25 are the most reckless and that's why you pay more for insurance at that age. Remember when your kids turned 16 and started driving how your insurance went out of sight. Being from Illinois, we have our Metro Chicago area and other Large populated ones have their traffic. Like another post mentioned---you can drive in Kansas and other western states and hardly see any cars at all. Interesting survey but like many---proves very little.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Originally Posted by buzzy
The test is on knowledge of traffic rules, not on driving behavior. There are jerks everywhere, whether they know the rules or not.



Hmmm.

I wonder if we should tell our grandchildren that...the ones learning to drive. Knowing the laws and rules of the road is stupid? It doesn't make you a good driver to know the rules and laws but it is a good way to start.

Maybe that is why some drivers consider a stop sign, a suggestion?

I didn't say that. You twisted my words. I said that knowledge of the rules of the road is a stupid way to judge how good drivers are. Knowing the rules and obeying them are two different things. Knowing the rules does not necessarily make for good drivers.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by mikeod

True story. When I applied for my license in CA, I took the written exam and went to the next window. The person there noted my Mass license and asked how many tickets I got in my dozen years there. I told him I had none. He said I didn't need a road test and gave me my license. Maybe it was the policy then and he was pulling my leg, but I like to believe it was escaping MA without a ticket.

When I moved to the Philippines, I kept my Massachusetts license. They allowed me to keep it even after I got a Philippines license with no written test or road test.
When I moved to Florida I took my Mass license to the DMV, paid a fee and they gave me a Florida license without a road test or a written test.