How about free bus and train tickets?

See that old bag in the photo? See what she did to that Buick? Disgusting. Old people should be forced to live in nursing homes, only allowed out in the gardens.

That picture is classic!

Great idea frankhoffy. It’s one of the hardest things to do, getting them to give up the driving, even after “Uh.. dad? Where did the mirror go on the passenger side of the car?

“I dunno… you mean it’s gone?”

Just out of curiosity, in the last sentence; “… Japan has one of the fastest aging populations…”, does that mean that 1 year in other countries is like 2 years in Japan?

Sheesh DeansterTJ, it’s only a Buick.

Haha

i just talked about this a week ago when a 80 yr old guy hit my buds car — parking! just smashed into his rear, probably thinking he was hitting his breaks…..

anyways what a good idea, we thought maybe free taxi, small airport bus things or something. old folks dont belong on the road. teenagers too, teenagers are like old folks with alot of energy.

You have to give it up to the Buick though. She’s not dead.

good idea frank.

japan is once again onto something smart!

OMG its an anti GM conspiracy showing a picture of a Buick in an article about japanese geriatrics. Why does the media hate America?

The elderly have just as much right to be bad motorists as anyone else. At least their violations tend to occur at slower speeds.

Except for the geriatric guy in Santa Monica thet killed 6 people by driving through that market

Or a Starbucks in Missouri.

Just wait, you will be there someday.

Haha

Wait, jackjimturkey is that you in the picture with your Buick? We all knew you drive Buick, but thought that you can drive .
DeansterTJ, if you don’t do something stupid, which will be a miracle in itself, you will live to old days when you’ll be ****ting in the diaper in an old age home. I have problems comprehending your upbringing, but in most families children are raised to have some sense of respect for older people. Perhaps not in yours or you are the first one to walk upright in your clan and feel superior. You can use Internet and computer,because some OLD guy invented it before you.

Actually autonut, I have a recurring dream where I die in a fiery car crash in the next few years. That or a violent homicide involving a botched robbery at a 7-11.

If I somehow survive to become a senior citizen, I plan to throw a huge street party with my savings and then blow my brains out on stage in front of everyone. No Depends for me!

I’m sorry but elderly driving IS the same as drunk driving or worse. The punishment for them both should be the same respectively. This comes from experience.

There’s a **** load of people that shouldn’t be on the road. But it would be my guess that senior citizen accidents are the least deadly. Not to be stereotypical, but 90% of S.C.’s I see are coasting along. Now, like someone else stated, teenagers are the scary ones. I think back to when I was a teenager and I know I drove like an idiot.

hateful83: I dare say you were the only one to behave in such a manner. The majority of young people in my day could have taught today’s youth a lesson in courteous, respectful and safe motor vehicle operation.

Well, that is until we actually got behind the wheel.

The average senior citizen is a much better driver than the average Volvo driver.

Deanstr… you’re going to be an old geyser one day too…I don’t know about you but I’m driving till my wife kinks my oxygen tank line cause she’s had enough…on my way to the Cadillac Range…right beside Bruce.

Having seen a grandma in her Buick running over another elderly on his bike, practically smashing his head to the ground, I support measures like this. But there should be a supporting public transportation for them to compensate as well.

Has anybody ever driven in retirement areas in Florida? The left lane is NOT a passing lane, just another lane.

In the US, buses and public transport would only work in urban areas. I think some states already require SC’s to renew their driver’s license on a yearly basis after a certain age. In addition to that, some SC forget or don’t want to spend the money to keep their car maintained.

My granddad is 85 and drives… He’s only ever had one accident that was “his fault” and that was at age 84, where the guy involved was a little teenager in a busted Polo who caused the accident, and only got my granddad to be at fault on a technicality… My granddad probably still drives better than most people here, albeit a little slower than he used to, but not the usual painstakingly OAP slow…

Back when he was younger he’d probably smoke most of you as he did to Bert Shankland on the East African Safari rally in his Cortina GT

DeansterTJ soon as he hits 40 im askin sum1 drags his ass away and puts him down.

Our senior citizens have just as much right to drive as anyone else. You can’t single out an entire group when there are so many irresponsible drivers, from all age groups, on the roads these days. Make drivers tests mandatory after age 75 and offer better public transportation options, but don’t make sweeping statements like “old people shouldn’t be allowed to drive”. Our population is aging and some day you may be lucky enough to be old yourself so careful what you wish for.

Hey, isn’t that Bob Lutz’s wife?

No, that’s ‘CaCaLover’, just traded in her ‘52 Bel Air for that Buick. Should have stayed at the senior’s home on the Internet.

It’s up to me to fight Buick-driver stereotypes.

jjt! Hey look in the picture – you ain’t doing good job!

LOL Asian and old huh
Buicks are for old people or people who cant afford a better Japanese car

It is curious that the pic is of an American car… I can’t tell if the lady is oriental, but it does make me wonder why this particular pic with this particular story?

1115:

remember this?

http://www.leftlanenews.com/driving-impressions-2008-toyota-camry-le.html

here’s the highlight:

dont be mad bc you can afford an A—a L—s or Infiniti

Comment by tripleonefive, posted on November7 at 7:02 pm

I worked as a janitor after high school. Worked my way through college, and now I, like you, make my money from the neck up.
I drive an oldsmobile (for a minute, anyway, until the enclave I want comes in). I sold my tempo, which, unlike my civic, was in a condition in which someone would pay me money for it.

I once rode 10-deep in an Olds.
Yeah, as you pointed out, I can afford a datsun or a faux-luxury toyonda. Nissan/datsun doesn’t make a car that’s in the category I’m buying in (murano/fx only seats five, and I don’t want a truck-besed SUV (Armada/QX 56) or a Minivan (Quest).
I’m not settling for a toyota or a honda, even if you spruce them up and add an “L,” or “A,” respectively.

Comment by jackjimturkey, posted on November7 at 7:40 pm

by the way, i rode 10-deep in a Rolls, not an Olds.

Tripleonefag’s Grandma was on her way to pick him up at Middle School, driving her 1995 Buick Lesabre when all of a sudden….

How is this different than if a picture of Seinfeld would have been posted (in a story about another COUNTRY no less) with his smashed up Fiat for it’s brakes giving out? Maybe this woman’s brakes gave out and she had to swerve to miss a busload of kids. Hey, it could have been that.. couldn’t it?.. (crickets…)..
And why show an obviously American image instead of one from Japan since THAT’S WHAT THE STORY’S ABOUT?!..