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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
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http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7524067
She's still in critical condition. Sad, sad story.
I think we can all agree that elderly people can't drive for shit. The question is, what to do about it? With the baby boomers aging, this problem is going to get a lot worse in coming years.
Should families take the keys away from their elderly relatives? Then how do they get around? Public transportation isn't viable for everyone.
Should laws be passed that elderly drivers be tested for their ability to handle a car? One big problem with that legislation.....look who needs to pass it. 90% of politicians are senior citizens themselves. They'd never pass a bill that would invoke such restrictions on themselves.
These kind of stories infuriate me, but I really don't know what can be done about it.
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Pandajuice
Title: The Power of Grayskull
Joined: Oct 30 2008
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Nah there isn't too much we can do really. The only real solution is harsher laws requiring them to be tested every year above a certain age, but like you said, that kind of law would never pass.
I had my first car totalled by an old lady who just plowed into me when I was stopped at an intersection. Luckily I wasn't hurt and it just reminds you that while driving to pay attention to everything around you at all times to account for bad drivers.
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TheThunderThief
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Location: Ditka's Moustache
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Doddsino
Joined: Oct 01 2009
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Looks like that girl will be needing the handicapped spot now. It is sad though. We need to establish some sort of elderly transit that could eliminate a lot of these problems. Hell, old people should use the bus anyways.
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
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Joined: May 11 2008
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Like I needed a new reason to hate old people.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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Simple, cut the old person's legs off and graft them to the victim.
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Drew Linky
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Joined: Jun 12 2009
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| Simple, cut the old person's legs off and graft them to the victim. |
But who would want old people legs?
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
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| Drew Linky wrote: |
| Blackout wrote: |
| Simple, cut the old person's legs off and graft them to the victim. |
But who would want old people legs? |
Seriously, I'd rather have a pair of those sweet metal legs the amputees get.
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
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| sidewaydriver wrote: |
| Drew Linky wrote: |
| Blackout wrote: |
| Simple, cut the old person's legs off and graft them to the victim. |
But who would want old people legs? |
Seriously, I'd rather have a pair of those sweet metal legs the amputees get. |
Especially if you can mod them with springs and rollerskates like Inspector Gadget.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Once a person is over age 60 they should be required to pass a vision test every time they renew their license. At that time a simple reaction time test should be administered. Let doctors figure out the specifics, but just verify that the person is capable of reacting safely.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
| Once a person is over age 60 they should be required to pass a vision test every time they renew their license. At that time a simple reaction time test should be administered. Let doctors figure out the specifics, but just verify that the person is capable of reacting safely. |
I just pictured a dude at the DMV jumping out and scaring the shit out of an old person to test their reaction time. 
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i'll_bite_your_ear
Title: Distillatoria
Joined: Jun 09 2010
Location: van down by the river
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you should have at least a check up if you are still able to drive when you are senior.
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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| GPFontaine wrote: |
| Once a person is over age 60 they should be required to pass a vision test every time they renew their license. At that time a simple reaction time test should be administered. Let doctors figure out the specifics, but just verify that the person is capable of reacting safely. |
My grandfather is a trucking instructor in his 70s. He memorized the eye chart.
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Doddsino
Joined: Oct 01 2009
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| lordsathien wrote: |
My grandfather is a trucking instructor in his 70s. He memorized the eye chart. |
That's why you flip that shit upside down.
"P? Sorry Grandpa, that's a lower case d. Now here's an F."
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