Do you still drive? Age?

I’m 74 hubby is 73 and we both still drive long distances, we shared the driving up to Queensland and back last winter being approx 2.300 km each way from where we live.

We sold both cars and bought a brand new car in February this year to drive up to Queensland again in winter ( Winter here now ) ..however we may have to stay home as allot of our state borders are being closed from today (Again) for 6 weeks at this stage , we all know why
 

Do I drive? About 35,000 miles a year. I shop a lot.... by shopping, I mean... I mystery shop for pay.... so that accounts for a large amount of the miles.
 
Heck yes! I just joined the UFO (United Flying Octogenarians) for people over the age of 80 who are pilots. My wife is slightly younger that I, but we both drive. In 2017 we go rid of her 1998 Cadillac with the poorly designed engine, and our grandson needed a car, so I sold him mine. We now have a 2017 Mazda CX-5 (her car), and a 2016 Hyundai (my car).
 

I still have my drivers license. I'm 87. Still drive mostly for groceries only. Public transport is great here. Ride a bike in summer. Vehicle is old. Not replacing it. We need to pass a test every two years. Eyes still good. The test is mainly cognitive recognition. Simple. But people fail this test or can't complete it on time.
 
We have a friend who’s 97 next month and he still drives his wife is 95 years young
They are dancing friends so they are fairly active
 
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Yep , I still drive, aged 64, not my choice, i was just an A to B driver before, as I prefer to use my legs, But things change and I’m now the full time driver......Him indoors picks the cars and I’m just the driver now.....yep, I’ve got a chauffeurs hat too ! 😂😂🥴
 
You can bet your bippy I still drive. I got my drivers license on my 16th birthday. My parents gave me keys to my own car at the breakfast table and I spent the day learning how to drive a stick shift. Late that afternoon I was at the DMV and passed my test. That evening I picked up my best friends and we were dragging main street, honking at people we knew. We visited Mikes car hop joint in my brand new little Ford Anglia. That day in 1959 was right up there with one of the best days of my life. I now drive this beautiful new red Mazda and I do all the driving for us.index1.jpg
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The good news is that in 2018, I had successful cataract surgery which let me throw away my specs when driving.

The bad news is that musculoskeletal miseries in both upper extremities developed later in that same year and the symptoms have advanced significantly since then.

Still driving -- albeit painfully -- though. Age 76.
 
At 72, I still drive, though my husband drives most of the time.

He is due for an eye exam in 10 days. I have to go along, since he was told he's at the point where his cataracts require him to get laser surgery soon, and they may revoke his driver's license.

I was told, about 3 yrs. ago, that I'm soon due for the same. I will have to wait to find out what's happening with him, before I go for my eye checkup.
 
I am 66 and do still drive. Though I limit my driving at night, or in very bad weather. Unless I have to. I figure that as long as I can, I will keep on doing it. I hope common sense will step in and help me decide when it is no longer in my best interest to stay behind the wheel.
 
I am 70 and my hubby is 73 and we both drive.We are both retired so the driving is much more limited now than it use to be when we both drove to and from work each day. Now our driving is mostly to the grocery store or if we are going to a restaurant which hasn't happened in quite sometime now.
 
i am 86 and still drive--i have to renew my licence in october- because of the flu they are only opened part of the time -they said to take it on line which i did they sent me a paper i dont know whether that is my licence or not i though it would be a regular plastic licence--now wtheywant and eyexam but you cant get an apointment there-i had and eye exam last year i am hoping they will except that
 
I've been driving about 64 years and can honestly say that other than a guard rail scrape I have never been in an accident that was my fault. Have been rear ended more than once, but that's it. A few years ago I was having some sleep problems and my doctor referred me to a sleep apnea clinic. Filled out a questionnaire. One of the questions was, have you ever gone to sleep while driving? 12 years before I had been stopped at a light and nodded off. A nudge from my wife and we were off. Knowing that you should always be honest with your doctor I checked the yes box. Later that day I got a call from the DMV -- my license was suspended, and would be revoked in X days. Yikes! I was evaluated in the clinic and determined not to have apnea. Got a new doctor who was sympathetic to my plight and was certified OK to drive -- which I continue to do to this day. There is an important lesson in this story. I will let you guess what it is. (-8
 
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You can bet your bippy I still drive. I got my drivers license on my 16th birthday. My parents gave me keys to my own car at the breakfast table and I spent the day learning how to drive a stick shift. Late that afternoon I was at the DMV and passed my test. That evening I picked up my best friends and we were dragging main street, honking at people we knew. We visited Mikes car hop joint in my brand new little Ford Anglia. That day in 1959 was right up there with one of the best days of my life. I now drive this beautiful new red Mazda and I do all the driving for us.View attachment 112938
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Jessica and I are both 75, we both seem to go on and on.
She can still turn heads and cause a smile and although I
care for her and look after her, there's no truth in the
scurrilous rumour that MG is an acronym for:
My Girlfriend.
 
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