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Originally Posted by AnnieK
My dad had to physically remove my granddads car from him when he turned 90. He never drove over 27mph - ever, never checked his blind spots and actually never passed his test officially - he got a licence from the army. He prided himself on never having an accident or any points but it used to be sooo embarrassing being in the car with him - cyclists would often overtake him. My dad felt awful taking his car away but he really was a danger to other road users, he would also overreact and perform an emergency stop if another car on the road pressed their brakes - even a tiny bit. Oh...the main reason my dad took the car away was he was half blind because he also had severe cataracts but still claimed he could drive!
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Aw, Annie that's so endearing really. Poor old Grandad - he was refusing to concede his old age and wanted to prove he was still independent.
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