My mate's mother lives in another state. She is 86, half blind & almost deaf. She should not be driving. Her daughter lives nearby but is too "busy" to take care of it or her even though she has the means to hire someone for what she can't do. We're afraid she will kill herself and/or someone else. I was told to mind my own business since I'm not "family". Any suggestions?
2006-09-07 08:22:37 · 2 answers · asked by shermynewstart 7 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
see if your mate can help with this,or try to call the police in the town she lives in and explain to them what is going on,or try the motor vehicle bureau in her town.
2006-09-07 08:29:55 · answer #1 · answered by shepardman1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is such a horrible problem to have to deal with. The person's INDEPENDENCE is the real issue... at what point do the "children" start telling the "adults" what they can and can't do.
My stepdad still drives, will soon be 80. He has always been a "slow talkin' slow walkin'" kind of man with precision in actions and decisions that would drive a normal person to distraction.... SO, when he reaches a crossing or round-a-bout and has to decide which way he's going.... aaaaarrrgghhh...
I make it known that I refuse and white knuckle drives with him, but he still offer to "give me a lift" at times and blankly refuses to even consider that he might be unsafe.
I believe that ALL drivers should go throught the hassle, inconvenience, and stress of conducting complete Driver Tests every 10 years, whatever their age. It would sharpen all of us up quick smart on our acquired bad habits, and it would make a lot of older drivers question the value of the "nuisance value" of the driving test. Most importantly, it would identify the REAL menace drivers (once again, whatever their age!) and take them off the road.
I think that only accross the board testing for EVERYONE every ten years would eliminate the "stigma" of targeting the "elderly" drivers.
And I know that with my step-dad, they will have to prize his drivers licence from his cold hands... he will go down fighting!
2006-09-07 15:33:37 · answer #2 · answered by helene m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋