Sigarms
Super Member
Dad is pushing 90, last month his back has been hurting and I'm taking him in for a MRI and xray and then drop that info off at the doctors.
Thing is, I've noticed within the last couple of months, his driving skills aren't what they use to be.
I'm curious to the experiences of others here at what point did your parents finally decide that driving may be too much for them?
He drove me up to pick up my one car today, and to be frank, I had to kind of hollar to him to stop because he was hanging a left at a stop sign at a "T" (rural road, road at the stop sign had a hard curve left coming around on your right side) because he didn't see a car coming on his right side. Then driving up to down, he kind of got off the road a little to the right in the gravel.
Like I said, could be the pain as he has been hurting for a couple of weeks, but I'm starting to think that we may be approaching a time for a talk. The added fact is he has stopped driving at night all together now.
Thing is, I've noticed within the last couple of months, his driving skills aren't what they use to be.
I'm curious to the experiences of others here at what point did your parents finally decide that driving may be too much for them?
He drove me up to pick up my one car today, and to be frank, I had to kind of hollar to him to stop because he was hanging a left at a stop sign at a "T" (rural road, road at the stop sign had a hard curve left coming around on your right side) because he didn't see a car coming on his right side. Then driving up to down, he kind of got off the road a little to the right in the gravel.
Like I said, could be the pain as he has been hurting for a couple of weeks, but I'm starting to think that we may be approaching a time for a talk. The added fact is he has stopped driving at night all together now.