September 16th, 2011, 07:36 AM | #1 |
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Car plows through bike shop
Seriously wtf, how does someone just go and drive through a business? Of course it was an elderly driver they really need to implement a reaction test or a driving test after a certain age.
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September 16th, 2011, 07:51 AM | #2 |
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Dang. She nearly creamed the couple standing at the counter.
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September 16th, 2011, 08:08 AM | #3 |
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F*CK! If my mom & dad are still driving at 70+, I'll beat them up and report them. That's how much I hate elderly people driving. IDIOTS!
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September 16th, 2011, 09:27 AM | #4 |
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I can't stress enough that after a certain age, drivers need to retake the DMV's driving test. Not all elderly people would do something like this, but plenty would.
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September 16th, 2011, 11:02 AM | #5 | |
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September 16th, 2011, 11:11 AM | #6 |
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She hit the gas instead of the brake loll
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September 16th, 2011, 12:57 PM | #7 |
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I feel like there's at least one story a year of an elderly woman driving through a store because she accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake.
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September 16th, 2011, 05:48 PM | #8 |
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Though I do agree that elderly drivers should at least have to pass a driving test every year or so, I have to throw this out there...so what if YOU are still driving at 70+? Would you want someone to tell you you were too old drive? Or if they did, would you listen?
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September 16th, 2011, 07:29 PM | #9 |
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The elderly drivers taking a driving test thing will never happen. Politics, plain and simple. The elderly are one of, if not the largest group of voters. This type of thing would require politicians to vote through the law. By passing such a law, they would be alienating their main constituents - old folks. Would you vote for someone who is actively trying to take away your driving privileges? I don't even want to start on discussing the additional resources required to run such a program.
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September 19th, 2011, 07:57 AM | #10 | |
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The thing is, the driving test isn't all that difficult to pass anyways. Sure, the M1 is much more challenging, but the standard one is pretty easy.
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September 19th, 2011, 09:09 AM | #11 |
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You would think that wouldn't you? Unfortunately it seems that according to surveys done by GMAC insurance, 1 out of 5 adults would fail the written part of the test these days. Therefore, if you don't know the driving laws well enough you can't expect to practice them.
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September 19th, 2011, 09:41 AM | #12 |
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Dunno about you guys but where I live you have to pass a test every 2 years after the age of 70 to be able to keep your license!
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September 19th, 2011, 09:42 AM | #13 |
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So it's settled then....
The blue-haired Grannys aren't going to stop driving until they destroy a storefront or kill/injure somebody (usually a child/children or a young adult with their whole life in front of them). So it's your job to not be their next victim, simple as that. It's not a good solution or even a socially correct solution, but that's how we (they) roll in the U.S.A. |
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