davidjpowell
MB Enthusiast
I'm just watching a program on BBC1 about older drivers hanging up the keys. It's all very interesting, not least as these are issues that we are facing at the moment.
My grandfather is 94 and lives on the South Coast, miles and hours away from any other family member. He's a very intelligent, and responsible person, having been a GP for many years. He knows the value of a life, and for 94, is generally very lucid and capable.
He does however have absolutely no peripheral vision in his right eye. He's had a few close shaves, and it's getting to the stage where the family think he is no longer safe. He disagrees and it soon starts to cause some tensions.
How do you persuade someone? He thinks he is perfectly safe (partly because he goes slow!), and is aware of what not being able to drive would do to his life....
It's all very complicated, and I know I would be equally reluctant to hang up the keys.
My grandfather is 94 and lives on the South Coast, miles and hours away from any other family member. He's a very intelligent, and responsible person, having been a GP for many years. He knows the value of a life, and for 94, is generally very lucid and capable.
He does however have absolutely no peripheral vision in his right eye. He's had a few close shaves, and it's getting to the stage where the family think he is no longer safe. He disagrees and it soon starts to cause some tensions.
How do you persuade someone? He thinks he is perfectly safe (partly because he goes slow!), and is aware of what not being able to drive would do to his life....
It's all very complicated, and I know I would be equally reluctant to hang up the keys.