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We may soon have 70 million boomers too old to drive, too car-dependent to stop. (lloydalter.substack.com)
submitted 2 days ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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As the baby boomer bubble pushes into its eighties, we are driving into a demographic wall.

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[–] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My 95 year old mother in law picked me up at the airport and still goes golfing each week pushing her clubs around the golf course. I trust her than most kids on the road. However, She is much different than my 80 year old mother where the doctor took away her handicap pass because she kept hitting cars in the parking lot.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    People don't want to accept it, but we really should be testing drivers more frequently. We don't, cuz car brain society, but we should.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    Should tie it to retirement age. Once you no longer need to get to your job every day, get tested more often. Plus people often start losing mental clarity when they no longer have anything to keep them occupied and for many that's their jobs.

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