When to stop driving:
1. Feeling uncomfortable and nervous or fearful while driving Yes. Every day!
2. Dents and scrapes on the car or on fences, mailboxes, garage doors, curbs etc. Whenever I go to Walmart ;)
3. Difficulty staying in the lane of travel Sometimes. Who doesn't have this problem every now and then. Lines are faded, other car drives on the line so you have to move over...
4. Getting lost Yep!
5. Trouble paying attention to signals, road signs and pavement markings Well, if my mind is on something else...rarely though.
6. Slower response to unexpected situations No, you have to be on the ball to drive in the kind of traffic we have and not crash.
7. Medical conditions or medications that may be affecting the ability to handle the car safely No.
8. Frequent "close calls" (i.e. almost crashing) Every single day!!!
9. Trouble judging gaps in traffics at intersections and on highway entrance/exit ramps No.
10. Other drivers honking at you and instances when you are angry at other drivers I don't get honked at much but other people make me mad a lot!
11. Friends or relatives not wanting to drive with you I know z gets scared of my driving. Kids are used to it though...
12. Difficulty seeing the sides of the road when looking straight ahead Uhh. What does that mean? Our eyes are on the front of our heads.
13. Easily distracted or having a hard time concentrating while driving And this is why I don't text in traffic. Can't do it!
14. Having a hard time turning around to check over your shoulder while backing up or changing lanes No.
15. Frequent traffic tickets or "warnings" by traffic or law enforcement officers in the last year or two Not lately. =)
2. Dents and scrapes on the car or on fences, mailboxes, garage doors, curbs etc. Whenever I go to Walmart ;)
3. Difficulty staying in the lane of travel Sometimes. Who doesn't have this problem every now and then. Lines are faded, other car drives on the line so you have to move over...
4. Getting lost Yep!
5. Trouble paying attention to signals, road signs and pavement markings Well, if my mind is on something else...rarely though.
6. Slower response to unexpected situations No, you have to be on the ball to drive in the kind of traffic we have and not crash.
7. Medical conditions or medications that may be affecting the ability to handle the car safely No.
8. Frequent "close calls" (i.e. almost crashing) Every single day!!!
9. Trouble judging gaps in traffics at intersections and on highway entrance/exit ramps No.
10. Other drivers honking at you and instances when you are angry at other drivers I don't get honked at much but other people make me mad a lot!
11. Friends or relatives not wanting to drive with you I know z gets scared of my driving. Kids are used to it though...
12. Difficulty seeing the sides of the road when looking straight ahead Uhh. What does that mean? Our eyes are on the front of our heads.
13. Easily distracted or having a hard time concentrating while driving And this is why I don't text in traffic. Can't do it!
14. Having a hard time turning around to check over your shoulder while backing up or changing lanes No.
15. Frequent traffic tickets or "warnings" by traffic or law enforcement officers in the last year or two Not lately. =)
This was part of an article from our local news' website, mostly dedicated to when elder's should stop driving. But seriously, don't we all have these problems? I thought it was funny since, well...who am I to judge?? =)
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