Another reason to NOT live in Florida

[Pandora]

A 93 year old Floridian hits a pedestrian with his car and drives with them stuck in his windshield for over 3 miles. A toll booth attendent notified the police after the guy pulled up to pay the toll. The police say the guy is suffering from dementia and will not face any charges.


http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/21/elderly.driver.ap/index.html


You always hear about the elderly getting into wreaks and driving through buildings in their cars. Do you think there is any way to prevent these incidents from occuring? And will they ever actually be put into place?

 

[b_sinning]

Being old is going to be fun.

 

[Penis Envy]

HAHAHHAHAHAHA.. thats great
is there a certain age when you can start getting away with this stuff?

 

[Bubbles]

The only way to prevent this is to put people in a maximum security facility when they hit their 70th birthday.

 

[taeric]

The police say the guy is suffering from dementia and will not face any charges.

So... i don't give a fuck what the guy is suffering from. At the very least his ass should never be able to drive a car again. More than that, depending on how long he was suffering dementia, he should be commited.

 

[taeric]

Also, the driver was 93. The guy that was hit was 52. Right?

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Probably just thought it was the new automatic-hobo-dispensing-windshield-cleaner option on his Caddy

 

[Bubbles]

Probably just thought it was the new automatic-hobo-dispensing-windshield-cleaner option on his Caddy

I hear they offer that on the new DTS

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Anyone over the age of 70 should be required to have one of them cow scooper things like they put on trains on the front of their cadillacs.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

You always hear about the elderly getting into wreaks and driving through buildings in their cars. Do you think there is any way to prevent these incidents from occuring? And will they ever actually be put into place?

Yearly tests, and probably restricted licenses to keep them off the road during commuting hours at a very minimum.

Doubt we'll ever see it as long as the MADD dipshits are tying up the ears of lawmakers.

 

[Pandora]

Also, the driver was 93. The guy that was hit was 52. Right?

Oops! You're right! I'll fix it.

 

[simple]

women drivers are still worse

 

[Syrup Beaver]

I hear they offer that on the new DTS

Nice, can you get that together with the large numbered dashboard and Tucks medicated seats?

 

[Syrup Beaver]

women drivers are still worse

And Asians are even worse

 

[Bubbles]

Nice, can you get that together with the large numbered dashboard and Tucks medicated seats?

yessir!

 

[Pandora]

So... i don't give a fuck what the guy is suffering from. At the very least his ass should never be able to drive a car again. More than that, depending on how long he was suffering dementia, he should be commited.

Yeah that's pretty much how I feel about it. I think once you hit a certain age you should have to have a doc's letter to renew your license or something. My grandfather was involved in 4 accidents that we knew about. We later found out that it was more like 8. He stopped telling the family about his wreaks because he was afraid we'd take the car away from him, which of course we did. We only found out about all this after my mom found a letter from his insurance company canceling his coverage. Course then he just started driving his lawnmower.

 

[Pandora]

teenage drivers are still worse

fxt for truth

 

[Penis Envy]

Yeah that's pretty much how I feel about it. I think once you hit a certain age you should have to have a doc's letter to renew your license or something. My grandfather was involved in 4 accidents that we knew about. We later found out that it was more like 8. He stopped telling the family about his wreaks because he was afraid we'd take the car away from him, which of course we did. We only found out about all this after my mom found a letter from his insurance company canceling his coverage. Course then he just started driving his lawnmower.

i can agree to a point, but alot of older people dont have family who cares about them, or who will take care of them properly.

Its unfortunate that our elderly citizens are often overlooked and mistreated

i dont have any grandparents left, i havent' since i was 12 and i do miss them.. although i didnt get the chance to appreciate them like i wanted to...

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Of course, taking someone's license away doesn't exactly prevent them from driving.

There was a guy in MA who had something like 70 DUI's, license gone for years, and would periodically steal a family member's car when cocked and go for a ride to the liquor store.

 

[theacoustician]

Yeah that's pretty much how I feel about it. I think once you hit a certain age you should have to have a doc's letter to renew your license or something. My grandfather was involved in 4 accidents that we knew about. We later found out that it was more like 8. He stopped telling the family about his wreaks because he was afraid we'd take the car away from him, which of course we did. We only found out about all this after my mom found a letter from his insurance company canceling his coverage. Course then he just started driving his lawnmower.

That's what I don't get. When I get to that age, I won't be fighting anyone. "Sure, I'll go off to the home, but it had better be one of those really posh ones with the hot nurses in it for my sponge bath. I am prepared to be treated like a king!"