Elderly driver killed my dad

My dad was killed last week on December 2, 2008 by a 88 year old man. My 3 year old sister was in the truck with him and watched him die. She was ok. He died instantly.

This video is meant to wake people up to this dangerous situation we have and we need to STOP letting elderly drivers continue killing innocent people. We need to stop thinking about their feelings and think about the people they're killing when they drive.

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• elderly driver
• senior citizen driver
• car accident
• elderly kill people

[THEGMAN875]

well people need to pay attention and be alert and get off your fucking cell phone

and this shit won't happen so much , elderly drivers or women drivers should not be targeted by people

[CreativehandsASL]

how does your comment relate to this video? it had nothing to do with people on their cell phones...

[jrjr143]

the worst drivers are people under 21 and people over 70 (fact) yes when people hit 70 they need to take another test!! they have no reaction time! and "freeze" their foot on the pedel, and say "the gas pedel stuck" yea right!! i really feel something goes wrong in their brain when they stomp on the gas and wont let up! as for the under 21 crowd - PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD YOU JERKS! get off the phones and stop drinking!

[CreativehandsASL]

couldn't of said it better. i agree totally.

[XxxXXemogirl101XXxxX]

i am sorry bout ur father but i do not believe elderly drivers pose a threat as big as underage drivig and drunk driving also newly liscensed drivers

[CreativehandsASL]

Maybe you should research it more in-depth then. I didn't think so either before my dad was killed and when I researched it, I was shocked to hear all the stories about people who were injured and killed by old drivers.

I'm not saying that ALL old people should not drive. All I'm saying is that if a senior citizen drives like a young person who is intoxicated then we need to stop them from being on the road just as diligently as we do drunk drivers.

[KIFulgore]

Elderly drivers definitely should not be given a pass. Once you hit 75, you should pass a new driving test every 2 years at the minimum.

My grandfather is 86 and still drives great, btw... still beats me on the golf course and walks for miles through the woods during hunting seasons.  But not everyone is so lucky.

If I'm ever a 90-year-old maniac with a car, please, someone, take my keys.

[marathoner03]

My dad is 90 years old and has dementia. His drivers license has been revoked, but continues to drive. My fear is he will hurt someone. I disabled their car, they had it towed and repaired. The police say if i take their car i get charged with a felony! The laws need to be changed. Maybe be worded that at age 70 you need a doctors release and be required to take a driving test every year. I'm not sure how to take the car so they dont continue to drive. Any suggestions ?

[eclypse3d]

@jrjr143 I spend alot of time on the road commuting I also spend alot of time on the defensive side of driving cause at least twice a week I have an elderly person drifting into my lane nearly side swiping me......

Driving is not a constitutional right, and our local and federal governments got to take a stand on it like its any other "Privilege" not right....

[nutmeghusk]

Recently, a stunned elderly woman nearly hit my vehicle head on in a parking lot right after she did a left turn right in front of two other cars at the intersection.

[nutmeghusk]

All states in the USA and all provinces in Canada should automatically revoke a person's driver's license when they reach their 70th birthday whether or not they can drive okay.

From age 60, everyone should have to get tested once a year at their own expense.

[summarium]

another one take me outing The highway....

[lupuradu]

I'm sorry for your loss, i also believe eleder people should probably not drive anymore as they pose a real danger on the roads... .

[lupuradu]

Well , this is what old people behind the wheel means : it can't fucking get the car safe in the garage.

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[kurocoyo]

@Lisalynn7 it is bad to stereotype all old people as worthless but it goes both ways. It is equally ignorant to say all old people are wise and wonderful. Old people don't deserve respect simply because they are old. Respect has to be earned. The idea of respecting your elders dates back many thousands of years to a time when only the strongest and smartest of us had any hope of growing old. These days any idiot can live to be 100.

[themockingbirdasl]

I'm sorry about the loss of your father. I do know some older adults that need to have testing before renewing their license again.

[BCAD01]

Another reason why laws aren't passed limiting elderly drivers and testing them is because the senior lobby and the democrats kill any upcoming law to prevent death.

It'll cost lawmakers votes and votes are more important than lives according to these characters.

I'm not saying all elderly drivers are a menace but those that are should be looked at.

Is pride more important than someone's life? I don't think so....