My next door neighbour is 90 years old and still drives daily, way way more than me as I seldom drive monthly (used the car last week for the first time this year to stock up the pantry). He does double the mileage yearly than the total I've done since I got my RX8 all of 8 or so years ago :shock:
Chances are he is a way better driver than most people including myself as he's had 70 years experience and zero, yep, zero accidents....so he's either exceptionally lucky, exceptionally cautious, the experience is a simple indicator as to why he hasn't had an accident in such a long time, or, his older wife who is always in the car with him makes sure to reign in his boyish excuberance behind the wheel :lol:
I'm guessing he's likely a lot more cautious now than in his younger days as Zinc describes with his head & feet analogy.
I'm surprised he can manage, when he first started driving I bet there was hardly any cars on the road (the joy!), but nowadays it's a nightmare. I hate driving through the daytime myself due to the traffic & bad driving I see everytime I venture out.
When/if I see much older people driving I tend to be a little more cautious myself, as I have seen some do unexpected moves. Albeit nowhere near as unexpected as a lot of other drivers. I just feel the older peeps have an excuse for it
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All I hope for is that I am alive and as fit & healthy as the old chap, never mind being able to drive at that age. I'd have likely thrown away the keys to any transport long before I reach 90. If indeed I get anywhere near that age. :roll: