NW-Bound
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When I get to 80, I expect to be driving less than my mother does now. Both my wife and I only leave the home when we need to. We do not look for excuses to get out, like my mom. We already drive less than she does now, except for RV'in trips, of course.Presumably you don't want insurers to feel that way about you when you are 80, though! "Driving while old" is a topic I haven't seen anyone on the board address - except in terms of their parents - but we are all going to get there unless we die first!
Amethyst
She is a careful driver, but I am afraid her driving skill is deteriorating. Whenever I visit her, I see more and more scrape marks on the corners of her car. My brothers have the same concern.
We try to nudge her towards driving only when necessary, but she is an extrovert, and likes to go out to visit, or go shopping.
One interesting thing I learned from her was that when my father passed away, her insurance premium went up. She called her carrier, and they told her that statistics showed that widows drove more than a couple. Probably true for widowers too, I guess.
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