Awww Dick Van Dyke was in a car accident today

Can you imagine having a fender bender and you get out and it’s DICK VAN DYKE?!! I’d be singing Chim Chim A Roooo! 😂

Funny how when it was the Queen's husband who had an accident driving at 97yo it was all "get that old codger off the road he has no business driving at that age!" but when its Dick van Dyke people think it's sad and want to sing a song with him

I am sitting beside those who think anyone age 97 should not be driving--at least not on public roads.
Drive across your estate or ranch but keep off the public roadways.

My breakfast table overlooks the property to the north where we watch the 99 year old man drive into his
property and eventually into his garage. I'll skip all the details, but he is another one who should not
be on the public streets. For reasons known only to him, he waits until dusk most days before he ventures
out.

Years ago I was asking about someone else and the officer told me that the city police don't just stop a car and tell a person, "You are too old to be driving." He said accidents have to happen before a judge would make a person quit driving or make them road test again.

I am sorry he was in an accident but thankful that there were not worse outcomes for himself or others.

Add me to the list of those who think he should not be driving.  He especially should not be driving on busy public streets and during inclement weather.  It is one thing to be tooling around your own property or not often used back roads, while still not safe in my opinion, at least the chances of hurting someone else is minimal.

Just went through this with 85 y/o dad. He winded up hitting a woman on a bike. Thank goodness she was relatively unhurt, he was at a stop sign and she crossed right in front of him just as he was starting to accelerate. She was bruised up but still, it was horrible.

And after all that my brother and I still had to fight to take the keys from him. It had been his second accident (the other a fender bender in a parking lot) in two years. My brother finally just lied to my dad and told him he was taking the car for an oil change and just never brought it back. Thankfully Dad had top tier AAA insurance and they took care of everything and although the woman (rightfully) sued, it was settled with his policy.

Dick should not be driving, but I understand why/how hard it is to take those damn keys away.  My dad still managed to escape one day when my brother left his car parked at my parents house. Sneaky dad had a spare set of keys so dad took a joyride to Starbucks and holy cow did my brother and I let him have it.  

Its like having a terrible teen. 

I had a neighbor, who unfortunately passed away a couple of years ago, who drove until his early 90’s. He probably drove better than someone in their 80’s. He even still went on short hikes. He was amazing in his physical abilities at that age. While I agree that most people by the time they reach 90 should no longer be driving, there are exceptions.

I also think someone that age shouldn't be driving. I do know once you hit a certain age, they make you retake the test. But still, there really needs to be a point when the drivers license should be taken away. My mom is 92 and would still be driving if her car worked. Thankfully the battery is dead and she has 4 flat tires. It was getting to the point that we were going to take her keys and hide them from her.