Tough discussion.
After totaling 2 cars in 6 months (without injury)...I told my mother that I would not buy her another car (or go with her to pick one out). I also mentioned that she would have to go to her GP and be evaluated/pass a DMV exam to continue driving, if she wanted to pursue. She should not have been driving, but I couldn't convince her to give it up on her own beforehand. It was not a fun time, as she was very social and the car represented her freedom/life.
For awhile she used Uber/Lyft for those few times I could not take her where she wanted to go. But her health/cognition further declined and is now in a skilled nursing facility.
My wife's father (85) however drives better than most people on the road today. We are carefully watching for any decline to initiate that difficult conversation.
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1970 GTO (Granada Gold) - 400 / TH400
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