What a great story. I feel bad for the elderly driver too because you know that the person is probably going to lose their independence over this. But at the same time, holy cow, poor kids and grandmother. Awesome, awesome people. They didn't just sit around and watch or walk the other way. KUDOS to those new yorkers!
Hey, I lost my license at 19, so I came to NYC. I'm sorry, but even if you don't have a car in the city, you can still get around. And now he doesn't have to worry about alternate-side parking rules; I don't feel bad for him at all. Seriously, you can get around most parts of New York City without a car; if everyone in New York owned a car, it would be uninhabitable.
With elderly drivers, they may feel competent to operate a 4,000-pound death machine because they've been doing so for most of their lives, but there are elderly drivers with unchecked, untreated conditions like macular degeneration and hypertension that affect their ability to drive more than they realize. My 79-year-old mother is still lucid and cogent, but she has dementia and has gone to live with my brother; even before she moved in with him, he took away her car keys because he was worried about her. And even before that she was aware of her night blindness and wasn't comfortable driving at night anyway.
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With elderly drivers, they may feel competent to operate a 4,000-pound death machine because they've been doing so for most of their lives, but there are elderly drivers with unchecked, untreated conditions like macular degeneration and hypertension that affect their ability to drive more than they realize. My 79-year-old mother is still lucid and cogent, but she has dementia and has gone to live with my brother; even before she moved in with him, he took away her car keys because he was worried about her. And even before that she was aware of her night blindness and wasn't comfortable driving at night anyway.
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