Is There Anyone Here Who Doesn't Drive Anymore?

SeaBreeze

SeaBreeze

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We both drive, and will do so for many years, as long as we're able. Are you still driving in your senior years, any changes in your style of driving? :drive:
 

I'm still driving but this will probably be my last year. For the past three years I have had to submit a complete current physical exam to the Medical Advisory Board of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol so that my drivers license could be renewed. The old car I drive will be my last automobile. It' a toss up which will play out first.
 
My Michael has gotten to where he doesn't like to drive any further that ten miles from home, and he will drive the feeder roads to avoid the freeways. He says the back roads are more interesting. If asked he will tell you he has no problem. But I've gotten him to drive across town a couple of times, and I can see how nervous and comfused it makes him.
We save important outings for days when my arthrtis will let me out of my wheelchair, or we have to ask a neighbor to take us. It sucks, but we make it work. :tapfoot:
 

Hope your car lasts a long time Drifter, and your physicals come out a-ok! I never heard of having to do something like that on a yearly basis, is that just in Oklahoma?
 
Ina, good that Michael knows his limitations and doesn't take any chances if highway driving makes him nervous...better safe than sorry for sure!
 
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OMG Meanderer! That is one hysterical photo!! ;)

I gave up owning a car years ago... when my last car got to the point it would have cost as much to fix it as it was worth! Since I have always been centrally located in Denver with an excellent bus system... I just gave up the car...and yes, can't say it wasn't a bit inconvenient at times, but all worked out well...Plus I do NOT miss the expense of insurance, gas, and upkeep!
 
SeaBreeze wrote:
Hope your car lasts a long time Drifter, and your physicals come out a-ok! I never heard of having to do something like that on a yearly basis, is that just in Oklahoma?

I never heard of it either but when I moved from Texas to Oklahoma I went in to have my Texas drivers license converted to an Oklahoma lience, I was wearing my portable oxygen tank, which was a mistake, the agent was new on the job and acted like my oxygen was a bomb, the net result was I turn in a current physical yearly or my license automatically cancel. The first year here my license cost me $253.00, $250.00 for a complete physical workup on me and $3.00 for the actual license.
The VA has filled in the paperwork after that frst year.​
 
We both still drive. We take cross country trips now and then but not as often as we used to. Not so much because of driving but because we don't have as many people left to go visit.
 
We both still drive, but when my wife retires in 3 1/2 years, we will get rid of our old '97 Dodge 1500 pickup. We will only need one vehicle at that time. Only times the 1500 is driven is when wife drives it 7 miles to work or I drive it a short distance when she drives the other vehicle to work. This month it will be 2 years since we've had an oil change in the 1500! The 3,000 miles just takes a long time to get there when not driving that much. When we've had our Durango worked on, we would have been SOL without the pickup!
 
I am 73 and have a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. I still drive from Montgomery, Al to Charlotte. NC straight thru Atlanta, but it is interstate (I-85) all the way. It is about 7 hr drive. I
stop when needed. I have friends who have never driven in Atlanta. As long as I can, I plan on doing this. My children worry and try to get me to fly, but I am am germaphobia.
I do fly on longer trips. Am I too old to do this? What age did you give up driving? When I do give up driving, I plan on moving to Charlotte where my daughter lives.
 
I do all thedriving.. My husband has passing out spells so it is me or nothing in this rural area. We have a ctown country bus but you have to make an appt. Just this week I traversed the traffic in a large city on I-65 with a lot of construction going on. But it took me over 4 years to get up nerve. I wanted to see my brother and sister who is in a NH that bad. So since I made it fine, driving in that town which has a huge amount of traffic I have decided I can go whenever I feel like it and this house will not be my prison.
 
My wife and I still drive..
Where we live, there isn't any other means of getting out other than driving..
We have a Ford F150 and use it as needed, even on longer trips.. Wouldn't hesitate to travel days in it..
Until very recently, we had a 21ft. camping trailer which we hauled all over the place to go camping.. Just sold it (trailer) but we still have a 15ft. "Bass" boat that we simply enjoy.. That too will go next spring but we will NEVER give up driving..
We started talking about getting rid of the truck and getting something a bit smaller, but at this time, it is still only talk.. Winters up here could be on the viscious side which makes driving my truck all that better........

Give up driving ???? Just give me one good reason why ...........
 
I gave up driving several years ago. It just became too expensive between the gas costs, insurance, maintenance and such, but the over-riding concern was the nature of the other drivers. My paranoia doesn't allow tailgaters, so I had a tough time driving with everyone up my butt - it seems Pennsylvanians cannot drive unless they're within 5' of someone's bumper.

Of course there are a few drawbacks to not driving, but in my case the benefits far outweigh them. Life is much easier this way.
 
Yes, we are both still driving. England's roads can be so very busy, though the rural roads are still pleasant to drive. We have a good bus service [and free bus travel] so we go into Oxford on the bus.Other places are harder to get to, so we take the car.We travel to Devon, Cornwall, The Lake District and central England by car, but husband does most of the driving on motorways [freeways.]We will both know when it's time to give up.
 
I am 64 and my driving is ok, my children would certainly insist I gave it up if they thought I was unsafe. I don't drive at night as my night vision is poor.
 
I don't drive, I take medicine to prevent seizures and for vertigo, so until I am free of these symptoms for a year or more, I can't renew my license and that doesn't seem to be something that's likely to happen. Sigh

Talk about it ain't easy being green, it ain't easy being a freak.
 
Still driving and have no intentions of stopping. Drove me nuts when I had to quit driving for a few weeks after my hip surgery. Here in Albuquerque our public transportation system is abysmal, at best, so if you want to get anywhere to do anything you have to drive (or scrounge a ride).
 

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