Unfortunately there are few options for the senior population who no longer drive. Many don't have family to take them anywhere, and services for seniors are lacking. Who wants to wait 2 hours for a van to pick you up at the grocery store or doctor's office? This is the first suburban generation who have had cars for most of their lives. It is difficult to give up that independence.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for retesting and quite honestly I am frequently infuriated by elderly drivers, but they really have no other options. I should know, I work with them. You would be surprised how many children or grandchildren have no time to take their family member to church or to get some basic food items.
I think it was a horrible accident and that poor man has to live with that guilt.
If everyone took a good look at their own family, cleared up a couple of hours a week to drive elderly relatives on errands and such it would be a step in the right direction. I used to take my Grandmother to the beauty parlor and shopping and I loved it. Yes it was a pain sometimes, but overall I cherish what I was able to do for her.
I know this isn't the forum for this, but with a MS in Gerontology sometimes I can go overboard.....
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