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indianabob:
Joel,

Thanks for the added story.
I would advise her to see the doctor immediately and if no relief is found to park her drivers license before she hurts some innocent person.
It seems that she is aware of her limitations, limb strength, lung capacity etc. but wisdom dictates limiting her exposure to accidental injury of herself or others.
Yes it is important for older folks to retain some independence, but not at the cost of the welfare of others. My wife checks me out every time we drive together and she doesn't pull her punches. AND we have agreed decades past to offer driving advice in a very soft voice.
I have retained my chauffeur and motorcycle endorsements so I out rank her a little.
Fortunately our subdivision is usually not cluttered with vehicles, so I can practice my wheelies when no one else is around.

By the way I drive using my left foot on the brake, always have except in a stick shift vehicle. It makes starting and stopping in traffic a lot smoother.

Indiana Bob  8)

Doug:
Fairly recently I had to convince my Dad to sell his car. He has dementia and I became concerned for my dad and others on the road. He is a very independent and this was the last thing he wanted to do. It was also difficult to know exactly when he was not capable, he was already limiting his driving. It took some time but he did relent and sold his car. It was about a year latter and he did say it was the right thing to do. However, it still makes me very sad having to do this.

Joel:
Bob, and Doug,
I understand very well what you are saying.
I have been telling people for five years now that she doesn't need to be driving, for her own safety and others too.
Some agree with me but those that are closer to her tell her differently, anyway she has been very independent all of her life and she sees doctors regular and they say the things she wants to hear also.
Without going into details the definition for Stockholm Syndrome fits her situation very well where she lives.
I am hoping the next time she has to renew her license she will fail the test. Time to renew isn't long off. :)

Joel

Joel:
Indianabob,
I've done some driving with the left foot on the brake too.
Once, when I had a car that idled poorly, and another time when I drag raced.
Worked well both times. :)  8)

Joel

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