Do you still drive? Age?

dseag2 said:
I'm already looking at EV's, but unfortunately the ones I am interested in are in short supply. I am particularly interested in KIA, Hyundai and Genesis, but there seems to be a shortage of electric motors, just like everything else these days. Patience is a virtue.

https://www.guideautoweb.com/en/articles/59281/electric-motor-shortage-threatens-hyundai-kia-evs/


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Motors like the chips for cars are made in China. They are killing us little by little & we sit back & take it. Need to make everything here in North America.
 

55 and drive but it was a near thing for several years starting in 2007 when the classic type migraines I've had since age four progressed to hemaplegic. Thankfully, those have lessened some with a seizure med and I know the early signs so well now that I have plenty of time to stop driving. Cannot, however, drive at night anymore because oncoming headlights and flashing lights are a trigger.
 
Ron’s 75 and still driving and still working fulltime. He drives a large Ford transit van for work, a big Ford F150 truck for personal use, and a Mustang convertible and a Harley which we for fun.

I’m almost 70 and I also am still working. I drive a Ford Escape for work and errands unless I decide to drive the convertible for fun. So far neither of us are having any noticeable driving issues.
 

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officerripley said:
Okay. I oughta check in with my friend to see if she's found a driver and if so, how she advertised for it; who knows, maybe I can get one too.
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If you don't have access to traditional car services look for an energetic senior citizen that is interested in supplementing their retirement.

The key IMO is reaching a fair price for a reliable person with a dependable automobile. It has been my observation that most people are only willing to pay a token amount for someone to provide transportation. If an amount of $25.00/hour was offered I'm sure that there would be people who would jump at the chance to supplement their income.

Good luck!
 
AnnieA said:
55 and drive but it was a near thing for several years starting in 2007 when the classic type migraines I've had since age four progressed to hemaplegic. Thankfully, those have lessened some with a seizure med and I know the early signs so well now that I have plenty of time to stop driving. Cannot, however, drive at night anymore because oncoming headlights and flashing lights are a trigger.
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Be sure to take care of yourself and follow your doctor's order @AnnieA. My mother had epileptic seizures. She was in her 50's and she and my father were driving across country. She had a seizure and rolled their car over into a ditch. She was told by her doctor that she couldn't drive until she went 6 months without a seizure. She continued to have them, so she never drove again.

Of course, that was in the 80's and medicine has made so many advances since that time. I am just certain the right mix of medication will keep you in your car for as long as you want to be.
 
dseag2 said:
Be sure to take care of yourself and follow your doctor's order @AnnieA. My mother had epileptic seizures. She was in her 50's and she and my father were driving across country. She had a seizure and rolled their car over into a ditch. She was told by her doctor that she couldn't drive until she went 6 months without a seizure. She continued to have them, so she never drove again.

Of course, that was in the 80's and medicine has made so many advances since that time. I am just certain the right mix of medication will keep you in your car for as long as you want to be.
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Thanks, @dseag2. Scary about your mom. :( Even now there are some people who don't respond to meds. We have a neighbor with autism--a young man in his 20s who has had them since early childhood; doctors have tried everything including neurosurgery. Doctors have told his parents that they're surprised he's lived this long. :(

My hemiplegic migraines are so strange, but at least I have plenty of warning. They start with a woozy, lightheaded feeling, and since the meds, that's as far as they go now. If it goes to the next stage which is a gradual onset of double, wavy vision, I have about 15-20 from the slow onset of visual symptoms to get settled somewhere and wait it out. Full blown progression goes to loss of muscle control for a couple of hours, then symptoms start receding in the order in which they started. It's been years since a bad one and hope it stays that way!
 
I could drive if I had to but when I moved here in 2018 I chose not to have a vehicle. I used to be really into my cars and loved to drive. No more. Not having the expense of a car and everything that goes along with it has taken that worry away. I live in a small city with many options for transportation.
 
I love to drive, nowadays my legs get stiff and my hip hurts from lack of circulation. I do all of the driving between my wife and I.

I am particular about what I drive, I don’t like to drive slow or unresponsive vehicles, although I have owned a few.
I love all types of transportation vehicles, cars, trucks, ships, trains, planes, historic, present & future.

Remember historical futurism of 1940-1960 flying cars? Evidently, speculation of a flying car is now reality.

If I had time, I would learn to fly an airplane, drive an 18-wheeler, boats I’m not into, nor am I interested in owning another motorcycle.

I am not a fan of physical & mental deterioration, however, I am a fan death based on the limitations of present state of living. I don’t know what comes next, but I have hunch, all I’ve been through in life will serve me well in the state I will be in.
 
I will be turning 80 next month and I do still drive. Now I do limit my driving to during the daytime now and really only short distance like to the grocery store or other stores or doctors visits. If I need to go somewhere that is of distance my granddaughter or her husband will usually drive me. I will try and drive until I feel or a loved one or doctor tells me it is no longer safe to do so.
 
@81 still drive but since we are retired driving when fewer people are out & about due to having a job to go to I don't think it's difficult at all.

Might seem strange to some that the major cross streets are posted at 45 but most drive 60 to 65. Freeway posted at 65 but most drive 75 to 90. I keep up with the flow.
 
I used to visit a 91 year old lady, bright as a button and a very good driver. She had a terribly upsetting experience after her doctor retired who she’d been seeing for over 20 years. She took pot luck and chose another doctor in the same practice. Sadly, it was a terrible mistake as he was a terrible bully.

Because of her age, he told her she was far too old to drive and in a threatening tone, said “I hope you haven’t driven here today”. He also said she was showing some signs of dementia and that he would never sign her off as okay to drive. She burst into tears and the girls who worked there took her away and gave her a cup of tea. She eventually had to get her eye specialist to write a letter and of course, as she had done on every previous occasion, passed her driving test first time with flying colours. So beware – when you get old and you have to rely on your doctor for help, you may not get it.
 
mellowyellow said:
I used to visit a 91 year old lady, bright as a button and a very good driver. She had a terribly upsetting experience after her doctor retired who she’d been seeing for over 20 years. She took pot luck and chose another doctor in the same practice. Sadly, it was a terrible mistake as he was a terrible bully.

Because of her age, he told her she was far too old to drive and in a threatening tone, said “I hope you haven’t driven here today”. He also said she was showing some signs of dementia and that he would never sign her off as okay to drive. She burst into tears and the girls who worked there took her away and gave her a cup of tea. She eventually had to get her eye specialist to write a letter and of course, as she had done on every previous occasion, passed her driving test first time with flying colours. So beware – when you get old and you have to rely on your doctor for help, you may not get it.
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That doctor was a jerk.
 
My wife and I will be 72 this Spring! We have been retired for about 6 years. We both drive, I have a Tacoma and Wife has a 4 Runner. We drive on trips frequently but do not travel on weekends unless we have to and never drive at night. I can do that, but it has been a bit harder than it used to be, so we stopped doing it. I hope we can safely drive for a few more years. We are not ready to settle down yet!
 
I'm 72 and drive less than 100 miles a year, in daylight, low-traffic times, and never on a freeway. I probably could drive more, but I really don't like it anymore -Too many other people on the road, too many maniacs. FYI to any like me - check out Liberty Mutual's pay by mile plans. I don't carry collision - my car is worthless. I pay less than $100.00 a YEAR for otherwise decent coverage.
 

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