When It’s Too Expensive for Dad to Keep Driving in Los
Angeles CA
When It’s Too Expensive for Dad to Keep Driving
Trying to persuade older family members to give up their car keys isn’t just an emotionally
fraught chore.
Increasingly, it is a financial...
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When It’s Too Expensive for Dad to Keep Driving in Los
Angeles CA
When It’s Too Expensive for Dad to Keep Driving
Trying to persuade older family members to give up their car keys isn’t just an emotionally
fraught chore.
Increasingly, it is a financial issue, too.
Cars can be expensive to maintain for an elderly person on a fixed income.
The cost of
auto-insurance claims in later life—even for fender benders and accidents without injuries—can
quickly add up.
If there is compelling evidence that parents shouldn’t be on the road—because of failing
eyesight or other physical limitations—then adult children shouldn’t want them to drive.
People
who are 75 and older have higher crash rates per mile than all groups except 16- to
25-year-olds, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Many states require older
drivers, starting in their 60s or 70s, to renew their licenses more frequently than younger drivers,
to do so in person or to take additional vision tests.
Still, h
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