Dear Folks,

Are you sure that you are safe driving a car at age 80?

Safe for whom?

Is this not foolhardy?

What evidence do you have that you are safe on the road?

South Florida is famous for collisions caused by people like you.

This is why Naples, Florida is so very dangerous.

But, one supposes, you still believe you are safe to drive here in Thailand, approaching the 8th decade of your life?

Really?

What might it take for you to finally relinquish possession of the keys to your car?

A head-on collision that kills somebody?

Just asking.

Best regards,

Gamma

Note: Dementia happens so gradually that Old People are unable to grasp how dangerous they become.

Yes....

Old People are EXTREMELY Dangerous to society.

Who does not agree?

Note2: So many OLD PEOPLE out on the road, as we all know. AND....are they not almost as dangerous as DRUNK DRIVERS?

This just depends upon HOW DRUNK, and HOW DECREPIT....maybe....

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by GammaGlobulin

I sincerely hope you've given up driving. Thank you.

2 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

I sincerely hope you've given up driving. Thank you.

You can be sure.

I gave up driving about 13 years ago.

Having a driver is just so much better.

I can do without the road rage, thank you.

I expect to live longer, as a result of my not driving....for various obvious reasons....

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by GammaGlobulin

4 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

Are you sure that you are safe driving a car at age 80?

Safe for whom?

Is this not foolhardy?

What evidence do you have that you are safe on the road?

South Florida is famous for collisions caused by people like you.

This is why Naples, Florida is so very dangerous.

But, one supposes, you still believe you are safe to drive here in Thailand, approaching the 8th decade of your life?

Really?

What might it take for you to finally relinquish possession the keys to your car?

A head-on collision that kills somebody?

Just asking.

Best regards,

Gamma

Note: Dementia happens so gradually that Old People are unable to grasp how dangerous they become.

Yes....

Old People are EXTREMELY Dangerous to society.

Who does not agree?

Yes, still driving scooter and car in Thailand at the age of 84.

You are right to be personally worried about dementia - someone at the age of 80 is entering their ninth decade.

I'm the safest driver I know, so I'll be driving myself around till I physically can not. Just had 1 cataract removed, the other in a couple months. Vision & reflexes are fine, and feel much safer, DIY, than anyone else driving me.

Being a passenger is stressful, unless wife or daughter are driving. I really don't trust anyone else, and thankfully, rarely use others.

Occasionally at Krung Thep, will use app driver, and probably safest place to use. As congestion is so bad, hard to have a serious accident. Only do so, as don't want an oops, out of province. Daughter usual drives when at Krung Thep anyway.

7 minutes ago, jor said:

You are right to be personally worried about dementia

My mind is COMPLETELY intact, and...

I am still sharp as a tack.

No worries here, on my end.

8 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I'm the safest driver I know

Famous last words....

ALL OLD GUYS say they are the safest drivers they know.

But, of course, Mario really WAS a driver better than most, at any age....

4 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

My mind is COMPLETELY intact, and...

I am still sharp as a tack.

No worries here, on my end.

Well, you got your decades confused - so you may not be as sharp as you thought.

18 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I'm the safest driver I know, so I'll be driving myself around till I physically can not. Just had 1 cataract removed, the other in a couple months. Vision & reflexes are fine, and feel much safer, DIY, than anyone else driving me.

Being a passenger is stressful, unless wife or daughter are driving. I really don't trust anyone else, and thankfully, rarely use others.

Occasionally at Krung Thep, will use app driver, and probably safest place to use. As congestion is so bad, hard to have a serious accident. Only do so, as don't want an oops, out of province. Daughter usual drives when at Krung Thep anyway.

I'm very safe, especially on motorbikes.

6 minutes ago, jor said:

Well, you got your decades confused - so you may not be as sharp as you thought.

This should be obvious to everyone I know...by now...

14 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

My mind is COMPLETELY intact, and...

I am still sharp as a tack.

I sincerely hope that was just a personal opinion.

5 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

I'm very safe, especially on motorbikes.

You might be EVEN SAFER, without a helmet.

I drive worse than the average Thai so I fit in fine. When I start to drive better than them I will consider quitting.