r/BeAmazed • u/girlysunshinehihi • Feb 27 '25

Miscellaneous / Others 96 year old speeder and judge

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u/darknessdown Feb 27 '25

How many 90 year old drivers do you think there are?? Haha

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u/rforce1025 Feb 27 '25

My uncle was 96 when he died but was driving up to when he got sick and couldn't drive anymore

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u/darknessdown Feb 27 '25

Therefore there must be millions of them!!!

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u/chumitz Feb 27 '25

I got hit by a 91 year old driver last summer in Nebraska. He should not have been driving. There are more than you think.

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u/darknessdown Feb 27 '25

Therefore there must be millions!!!

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u/chumitz Feb 27 '25

I’ve seen statistics indicating that there are more than 100,000 90 year old (plus) drivers on the road in the US. I didn’t say there were millions (your sarcasm aside) - but there are a decent number out there. I can tell you that my family is very lucky that we weren’t badly injured when a 91 year old man smashed into the side of our vehicle - and just said he “was blind for a minute - but still hit the gas to cross the highway.” I’m a proponent of required annual drivers exams after 75 or 80 years old.

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u/darknessdown Feb 27 '25

You were super unlucky and glad to hear it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. That said, the denominator still matters and the denominator is 243M which means 90 year old drivers comprise 0.04% of drivers on the road. Given your experience I understand your thoughts on the issue… but 0.04% shouldn’t concern the average driver