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HugryHugryHippo t1_ix9kwzk wrote

Reply to comment by myleftone in Car crashes into Apple Store in Hingham, trapping multiple people inside by B1Baker

Remember that story of the elderly woman who kept driving into a mall looking for the Apple Store? She ignored poles, the sliding doors, the narrow walkway of people and store fronts and all the signs you're not supposed to drive your car into a mall?

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hibearmate t1_ix9mx4h wrote

because, in America, without a car you are trapped in your home

so people who should not be driving, keep driving

because there is no other way for them to get around

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GoldHeartedBoy t1_ix9pvmc wrote

Also, the elderly vote so politicians are afraid to pass any sensible laws restricting older drivers.

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stonedseals t1_ixakl33 wrote

No kidding, I was visibly the youngest person at my polling place a few weeks ago.

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thebadpixel t1_ixb98f7 wrote

I’m in my 50’s, and I too was the youngest person at my polling place.

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stonedseals t1_ixb9tb8 wrote

Lol, well there were maybe 15 people that looked under 60, although I did go around 2 or 3 to minimize wait time.

Was kinda nervous that I'd parked too close to the door once I got in there :P

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renwill t1_ix9qior wrote

Was that the incident in Braintree, Massachusetts? ironically, that's super close to this incident in Hingham..

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Sluggish0351 t1_ixa6dxa wrote

Elderly people are a danger in vehicles. Shit, half the people I see driving are.

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Aspergian_Asparagus t1_ixez9dl wrote

I worked a few years at Lowe’s and old people would drive inside the store at least once or twice a month through the garden center doors and (especially) the lumber roll up doorway. A few would just park in the middle of the lumber aisle and start shopping elsewhere in the store.

We really need a better alternative than allowing people that are way too old, mentally unfit, or physically unfit to drive.

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