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And which age is considered too old? 70? 65? 60?
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Video: 94-year-old turns grocery store parking lot into demolition derby
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And which age is considered too old? 70? 65? 60?
Yeah , there is the catch.
There is not one magic bullet there.
"Old" does not work in this case.
My dad is 65 and drives just fine. This guy is 92. I think after 80 you should have to retest mostly for awareness of what you're doing to protect those around you.
Herpes Reasons
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Retest is one thing, banning outright someone being 'too old' isn't feasible nor acceptable.
GameGuru59
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lol at the people worrying if he's going to be driving. His insurance just priced him the fuck out. He won't be driving anyway unless he's got a ton of excess cash.
This is just sad. Mandatory testing should be a thing everywhere for those over a certain age. My dad got to a point at 65-70 where he wouldn't be fully aware of everything happening around him. Would stop on roundabouts to give way, things like that. Thankfully he was able to swallow his pride and admit he shouldn't be driving anymore.
Something goes wrong, they panic and make more mistakes. I'm glad no one was seriously hurt in this video.
Something goes wrong, they panic and make more mistakes. I'm glad no one was seriously hurt in this video.
More frequent testing after a certain age could determine that - it would definitely be on a case-by-case basis, since some 75 year olds might be less dangerous drivers than some 60 year olds.
NekoFever
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Young people pay a lot because, by definition, they're inexperienced and therefore more likely to be in an accident.
I do agree that basing it purely on age is wrong, though, i.e. a new 17-year-old driver shouldn't pay more than a new 47-year-old driver. But even if they do that, it won't change the fact that young/new drivers will pay exorbitant insurance premiums.
Nothing to do with age. If you cause this much damage, I feel your license should be revoked.
Although, there is a valid point in a retesting every 10 years or so, unless a close to clean driving record.
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Yea, I agree with that.
IISANDERII
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Wondering if you should make sure and be safe to ask for that white senior discount.
mmazurkiewicz
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i'd argue that we should implement these testing laws for the oldies before the baby boomers get into that range, but we'll most likely have self driving cars in another 10 years.
ArkhamFantasy
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He was obviously trying to get away.
DJ_Lae
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How the hell did he get there in the first place without causing mayhem?
The video is hilarious but the guy obviously has no idea what he's doing or has some serious issues that are preventing him from driving normally. Who knows. But at his age he should have been retested several times.
Quick peek at Alberta suggests there is no mandatory retesting here (you can voluntary call if some health issue prevents you from driving and they'll set up a test though!), but I think Ontario has mandatory 2 year retests past a certain age.
The video is hilarious but the guy obviously has no idea what he's doing or has some serious issues that are preventing him from driving normally. Who knows. But at his age he should have been retested several times.
Quick peek at Alberta suggests there is no mandatory retesting here (you can voluntary call if some health issue prevents you from driving and they'll set up a test though!), but I think Ontario has mandatory 2 year retests past a certain age.
ArkhamFantasy
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They probably dont want to be the guy that locks up a 90+ year old. I absolutely agree though, the first hit was an accident, everything after that was just him desperately trying to get away.
That's a great idea, but who's going to pay for the tests? Atleast in the UK driving tests are damned expensive and getting an older person to pay that on a basic pension isn't really fair. I mean my Grandad drove until he sadly passed away at the age of 84 and he was still a great driver. I think it just depends on the person.
OuterLimits
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Hmm, all this talk about old people and should they be driving. While those over 70 are indeed an age group that causes many accidents, the 16-24 age group are still usually the winners of most dangerous drivers. Those over 70 are a close second.
So for those that say people over 70 shouldn't drive, should those under 25 not drive as well?
So for those that say people over 70 shouldn't drive, should those under 25 not drive as well?
In a perfect world.
But you could argue that young people are more involved in accidents because they're still getting the ropes of things. If you had people start driving at 25, you'd have more accidents in the 25-30 age group.
DontBeThatGuy
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I'm glad my father doesn't drive anymore.
It's legal ageism. Punished for being young. It would be better if we raised rates for those who actually cause car accidents, rather than charging an arm and a leg to an entire group of people instead.
OuterLimits
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That may be part of it. Certainly they are new drivers. However, I imagine some it though is linked to their young age as well. Teenagers and those in their early twenties tend to sometimes be a bit more reckless on the road and in life in general. The I'm young and invincible mentality.
Of course many young people are great drivers. Many over 70 are as well. No point in punishing them just because others in their age groups cause the most accidents..
AstroNut325
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Not feasible nor practical for vast majority of the country. We will overcome the challenges of self-driving cars (bad weather, changing conditions, ect) long before we can implement adequate public transit.
Khalifa Jayy
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This x 100.
I miss this store so damn much. They got closed pretty much everywhere in Georgia when I was young. I still remember that bomb ass Swoopee Ice Cream they used to sell. One had Reese's Pieces in it. SO GOOD.
Puppet Shadow
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I have no problem pulling licenses once you turn 80. Too many issues when you get to that age.
This!
Seniors are the second most over represented demographic among drivers who cause accidents - new/young drivers are the first
Yeah from watching the video that's my impression too. Instead of braking, he totally books it out of there.
It's statistics. Insuring a group of people effectively requires some people to be paying for other's bad behaviors.
Put me down for "fleeing the scene." It looks like he slipped up and maybe surprised himself by hitting the gas on the first impact, and then panicked to get the hell out of there, backing into the second car. Looks like everything else happened as a chain reaction to that panic, but I don't see driving that says "oh my, I have no idea what I'm doing." I see driving that says, "fuck, fuck, fuck, time to get the fuck out of here."
Of course it's only my two cents.
Of course it's only my two cents.
Hits a car, backs up and hits more and then starts driving forward and clips some more on the way out.
He obviously hit the brake before going into reverse so he didn't just slam down the accelerator the entire time.
This motherfucker could of stopped at any point! Fuck him take away his DL and put him in jail for a couple days.
Hits a car, backs up and hits more and then starts driving forward and clips some more on the way out.
He obviously hit the brake before going into reverse so he didn't just slam down the accelerator the entire time.
black car just narrowly avoided that
I get why they do it. That doesn't make it fair. It's still legalized ageism.
Seth Enosh
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Insurance is based on high quality statistics. Insurance companies charge younger people more money because they are a much higher risk. A few years after getting a car my premiums dropped in half because I was no longer in a risky bracket.
It's pretty unfair to older drivers who have proven their quality to ask them to shoulder the risk for someone younger and potentially more reckless. This is just how insurance works. Health insurance is the opposite, cheap for most young people and gets more expensive as the risk increases with age.
SuperAngelo64
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I'm more surprised there is actually a place called the Piggly Wiggly.
I thought that was just a slang catchall in the south for supermarkets.
I thought that was just a slang catchall in the south for supermarkets.
GameAddict411
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My father is 65 years old. Every time when he drive, he comes back with a bump or scratch here and there on his car.
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