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Pure tragedy. A man in his 70's has to live with some scarring truth.
Every old person struggles with when it's time to give up driving. Let this be a reminder to err on the side of caution.
This is not a tragedy. A man in his 70s chose to drive a huge Hyundai SUV. Ignoring the danger this huge vehicle poses. A man in his 70s drove a vehicle with faster acceleration than a Porsche Taycan 4S, Lucid Air Touring and BMW i7 M70 xDrive (0 to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds depending on model)
But.
A man in his seventies will never be tested for drugs forbidding him to operate heavy machinery.
Bonus Rabbit Hole: "IONiQ HDA Phantom Acceleration" ....
It's a tragedy. He didn't choose to drive it into a daycare. From all appearances and the police statement, it was an accident. A smaller car can still plough through building walls.
Some food for thought. My parents are old. My dad is 82. Up until 2 weeks ago he was driving with no issues. His heart is now giving out and he had a spell where he went unconscious when driving and drove into a bean field with my mum.
The point is sometimes shit happens and no one can predict when it will.
Can my dad drive now? No. If he does the barriers have increased drastically and involve sign off from a cardiologist as just one thing.
It's possible there was nothing flagging this man in his 70s as being at risk to drive. Maybe, just maybe, all the doctors and pharmacists know more than you and something unexpected happened.
Ah yes. There too were issues when my parents got old. I feel you.
Here is what they did: When they were in their 60s and saw their reaction time decline, they purposefully got the smallest, lightest car with the best (front) visibility and lowest tier of motor they could find. They knew shit would happen and acted accordingly. They did not purposefully buy a >2000kg murder weapon with an acceleration of 3.4 to 5.1 seconds from 0 to 100.
I'm sorry this happened to your dad.
My parents also drive a small car. What you're advocating for is a change to the laws. My family is from rural Ontario. Many people my parents age drive pickup trusts to tend to their farms
I may agree with you but what you're asking for is a reclassification of vehicles to further restrict older drivers. Right now the law states they are free to drive what they want and on that item alone you're coming across like someone who knows better and demonizing people for their choices.
Again you may not be wrong but the law and society does not currently agree with you. This gives the same energy as demonizing people who get plastic surgery because they want it.
Hard to judge the driver for the size when thats the average and normalized size of a north american automobile. He was just buying in the market conditions and arms race attitude of large vehicles we exist in. We need to adress that through regulation (like reassessing CAFE standards) more so than individual choices. The hard part there is its american policy that has impacted the size of canadian vehicles.