Hey George and Mildred. I believe that was you almost hitting me with your car this afternoon. Did you see my left turn blinker? I checked it when I got home to make sure it was still working. The sun was not in your eyes, it was behind you, so I know you should have been able to see my van. It sits up plenty high. Was the word STOP hard to read on the red sign? Maybe it is time to turn in you driver's license and start walking, or taking a cab.
And George, if it wasn't you driving, I apologize, but someone out there needs to be done sitting behind the wheel.
- Monocogman
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Up the age to start driving to 18 and enforce a stop driving age of 70. Insurance rates will drop for the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Pete. Almost run over on a daily basis by inattentive drivers. I rarely drive as it is, finding it rather boring, but to watch the drivers out there, one would think they can't be bothered to pay attention to the road, it might interfere with their phone call, texting, eating, talking, smoking, sleeping, etc...
ReplyDeleteMaybe John Garrison ought to do story on old drivers. But my guess is he wouldn't want it published. Might cause a war in the Garrison family.
ReplyDeleteJohn is on assignment in Africa right now. He is producing a documentary on the relationship of lions, tiger, and ligers, the offspring of lions and tigers. But I will pass this suggestion on to him, and maybe when he returns he will be able to work on this.
ReplyDeleteThe majority of Americans believe there should be a cutoff age for driving.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.helium.com/items/930402-should-there-be-a-maximum-age-limit-for-driving-in-the-us
If we got all the elderly drivers off the road, we could raise the speed limit and save Americans hundreds of hours per year to be used in other ways.
Some facts I came across.
ReplyDeleteStatistics show that in two-vehicle fatal crashes involving an older and a younger driver, it is 3.1 times as likely that the vehicle driven by the older person will be struck. In 27% of these two-vehicle fatal crashes the older driver was turning left. Drivers over 65, along with new teen-age drivers, have the highest accident rates per miles driven. Another NHTSA study found that on the basis of estimated annual travel, the fatality rate for drivers 85 and over is nine times as high as the rate for drivers 25 through 69 years old.
George, wake up and chime in on this one.
ReplyDeleteWell you might all be surprised, but Mildred and I had sold the old Mercury a couple of months back, while we were all taking a break from this silly site. We now either take the bus, walk, or catch a ride with one of our children. We both realized at age 72 that we were no longer safe drivers. I am trying to encourage some of my elderly friends to do likewise, and we will be contacting our legislative leaders, both state and federal to pass an age limit on the elderly, or some very stringent testing for those over 70.
ReplyDeleteUncle George, I take back every unkind thing I have ever thought of you, good job. Thanks for showing the maturity you have by doing the right thing.
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