Do you still drive?

Sid said:
Yes I do drive thank you for asking.

I have spent many enjoyable hours behind the wheel of trucks and cars.

An unprovoked seizure put all that to end in an instant. I was one happy fella when all the test came out all right and was able to get behind the wheel again.
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Hope you continue to enjoy safe and happy road miles!:goodjob:
 
I drove my entire life in the US, then I come here, start taking lessons because the driving conditions here are totally different and I find treacherous; narrow winding, twisting hilly roads with the passing lane being into the ongoing traffic for example.

Then I get hit head on by a new driver resulting in a shattered hip and pelvis and three surgeries. Lost interest in driving after that! I don't like the driving experience here at all.:disgust:
 
Yes, Brooke and I both still drive. There's no way we could live here without driving. We still take cross country trips which usually mean 4,000 or more miles by the time we get back home.
 
rkunsaw said:
Yes, Brooke and I both still drive. There's no way we could live here without driving. We still take cross country trips which usually mean 4,000 or more miles by the time we get back home.
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Oh, you really would want to be driving with taking cross country trips. Long may it continue!
 
I still drive. My father taught me to do so when I was twelve, we had a very large property so I was able to drive around it. I passed my test at seventeen, the legal age for driving on the road in the UK. I can't drive at night now as my night vision isn't great. I don't like driving long distances either, unless I really have to. I hope to continue to be able to drive for another 10 years into my 70s, but don't think it wise to drive after that. My mother still drove her car until 88, but she was a nightmare on the road!:rolleyes:
 
I'm still in my 60s so yes, I still do drive. I do expect that I will have to give my license up some day but hoping that won't be until I at least reach my mid to late 80s.
 
Gael said:
I drove my entire life in the US, then I come here, start taking lessons because the driving conditions here are totally different and I find treacherous; narrow winding, twisting hilly roads with the passing lane being into the ongoing traffic for example.

Then I get hit head on by a new driver resulting in a shattered hip and pelvis and three surgeries. Lost interest in driving after that! I don't like the driving experience here at all.:disgust:
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Oh geez Gael, that I can't imagine going through:( I get my pic of driving in Ireland from the shows I've seen, little country roads waiting for sheep to cross-over etc;)
 
I use to think as I got older I would have all the freedom of driving my vehicle anywhere,anytime and when I damn well please.Then I got guidance of a 12 year old grandaughter 4 years ago.
I think I now hold the record for driving around the world 2 time in 4 years. I really feel sorry for that Honda CRV.
 
Davey Jones said:
I use to think as I got older I would have all the freedom of driving my vehicle anywhere,anytime and when I damn well please.Then I got guidance of a 12 year old grandaughter 4 years ago.
I think I now hold the record for driving around the world 2 time in 4 years. I really feel sorry for that Honda CRV.
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:lofl:priceless!
 
Justme said:
I still drive. My father taught me to do so when I was twelve, we had a very large property so I was able to drive around it. I passed my test at seventeen, the legal age for driving on the road in the UK. I can't drive at night now as my night vision isn't great. I don't like driving long distances either, unless I really have to. I hope to continue to be able to drive for another 10 years into my 70s, but don't think it wise to drive after that. My mother still drove her car until 88, but she was a nightmare on the road!:rolleyes:
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Very common for many people to have difficulty with night driving. When you consider the increased lack of visibility and the glare of lights, it's obvious.

And there is something to noting about some sort of age cut off. The reaction times and reflexes are involved and I do believe in the testing of older people to see if they are still fit to drive. It's for everyones safety including their own.
 
nwlady said:
Oh geez Gael, that I can't imagine going through:( I get my pic of driving in Ireland from the shows I've seen, little country roads waiting for sheep to cross-over etc;)
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Totally different in the cities of course, but once you get out of them you encounter that. I have a friend who lived in Belfast all her life. No problem for her navigating the city but if she went to another smaller town she just died. Found it terrifying to navigate the country roads.

We live in a small seaside town and all the surrouonding areas have those treacherous roads. My husband who has driven all his life here has no problems at all and still can't understand how I find them so awful.

And yes, you can occasionally get stuck behind some cows crossing the roads for god's sake. In some of the more remote areas of the western regions it's sheep. Those guys just walk around like they own the joint.. which they basically do.

 
Davey Jones said:
I use to think as I got older I would have all the freedom of driving my vehicle anywhere,anytime and when I damn well please.Then I got guidance of a 12 year old grandaughter 4 years ago.
I think I now hold the record for driving around the world 2 time in 4 years. I really feel sorry for that Honda CRV.
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Are you on chauffeur duty? My husband is. His useless slug of a son doesn't drive at age 30 and he still takes him to appointments and such. Unbelievable.:mad:
 
Gael said:
Totally different in the cities of course, but once you get out of them you encounter that. I have a friend who lived in Belfast all her life. No problem for her navigating the city but if she went to another smaller town she just died. Found it terrifying to navigate the country roads.

We live in a small seaside town and all the surrouonding areas have those treacherous roads. My husband who has driven all his life here has no problems at all and still can't understand how I find them so awful.

And yes, you can occasionally get stuck behind some cows crossing the roads for god's sake. In some of the more remote areas of the western regions it's sheep. Those guys just walk around like they own the joint.. which they basically do.

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LOL, wonderful Gael;) those were gentlemanly sheep, or lady-like, to move over and let whoever pass, LOL!!
 
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nwlady said:
LOL, wonderful Gael;) those were gentlemanly sheep, or lady-like, to move over and let whoever pass, LOL!!
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Oh, believe me they were on good behaviour in that clip someone made. We've gotten just about cornered in the Connemara region a few times. And they're big too.:danger:

The cows cross but are led by the farmers so they're not randomly roaming. Those sheep in the wild regions are not arouond a lot of populace so they just do what the hell they want to.
 
We've driven on many back dirt roads, and delightfully watched and waited as cows or sheep gave us a path to continue. Most intense experience was in Buffalo National Park in Alberta/Northwest Territories, Canada. The feeling of being surrounded by those beautiful massive animals is pretty intense. There were many, and some groups were moving pretty quickly across the road in certain areas. Wish I had some digital pics to share, they were awesome!
 
SeaBreeze said:
We've driven on many back dirt roads, and delightfully watched and waited as cows or sheep gave us a path to continue. Most intense experience was in Buffalo National Park in Alberta/Northwest Territories, Canada. The feeling of being surrounded by those beautiful massive animals is pretty intense. There were many, and some groups were moving pretty quickly across the road in certain areas. Wish I had some digital pics to share, they were awesome!
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That would be a trip SB, they are amazing!

 
When I was younger, I enjoyed driving immensely and was always the volunteer when a trip was in order. But, now I'm just fed up with traffic and rude, crazy drivers.
 
I don't want to get way off the topic, but I still wonder how many accidents are caused by people doing "other" things besides paying attention to the road. I still see people talking on cell-phones (no blue tooth which I don't think is good either, not "while" driving) and texting???? Talk about a sandwich shy of a picnic. I just don't get it. Maybe it's because I was taught don't take my eyes off the road, or "the big picture" anyone remember that, kind of like pro-active driving, the big picture. And their picking on folks because they are passed a certain age? Geesh, guess I got a burr under my saddle:( Must be my day for that.
 
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nwlady said:
laughin out loud, isn't he cute, and sure is keepin his eyes on the road;)
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Looking at that brought back some memories of my late husband, he was called out to a car driving erratically in a park area, when he got there he was shocked to find a lovely big dog in the drivers seat and no-one else in sight, when the owners turned up they told him they had left him in the back seat just to go to the toilet, obviously he had jumped in the drivers seat and in doing so let the handbrake off.
 
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