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[Grace Cangialosi]

One easy solution, at least with a parent, is simply to remove the car.
My ex-husband took the train up to NJ to visit his folks and drove their car back to VA. End of problem.

> On Oct 24, 2014, at 1:29 PM, James Oppenheimer <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> One possible remedy for that would be to impose a very heavy fine and
> revocation (not suspension -- revocation) for any accident in which poor
> vision played a role. The only way you will make a difference here is to up
> the stakes.  Folks just refuse to deal with their disabilities until
> someone gets killed or maimed, and it's not right.
> 
> I realize not being able to drive places an enormous hardship and all that
> crud. It makes not a speck of difference.  If you're not safe to drive, and
> you drive anyway, you are just as bad as a drunken driver. You should be
> viewed as a criminal, because this is a premeditated and deliberate action
> when you know you put others in potential danger.
> 
> If something draconian is not put in place, this is just going to get worse
> and worse. A friend of mine recently made a wrong turn and struck a police
> car.  As part of the settlement, the individual surrendered their license
> permanently.  Suppose instead of a police car, that had been a child????
> 
> James W. Oppenheimer
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
> 
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 1:01 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at icloud.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> In Georgia, anyone over 65 can no longer renew online, and the term is now
>> five years instead of eight.  That’s primarily to do a vision test.  If
>> someone that age has a certain number of points on their license, they’ll
>> have to have a road test as well.
>> 
>> -------------------------------------
>> Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.
>> 
>> Jim Handsfield
>> jhandsfield at att.net
>> 
>>>> On Oct 24, 2014, at 12:57 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Our renewal period is now 8 years. Last time I renewed online, I was 65,
>> so I still have two years to go. In the meantime, I have developed glaucoma
>> in one eye and a significant hearing loss, now corrected. Either one of
>> those might have impacted my driving, but there's no check for that.
>> Someone told me requiring age-based retests would be considered
>> discrimination, which I consider ridiculous. It should be considered a
>> matter of public safety...
>> 
>>