Originally Posted by
Cute Boy Horse
This is odd to read. At 73 you are at an advanced age which slows your reaction times down significantly. It's also the age range where dementia starts kicking in, if you're unfortunate enough to catch it. This is not a time to start driving, it's a time to hand your license back.
From my perspective it's like hearing an alcoholic decide that he's going to start drunk-driving rather than walking home, because when he blacks out the airbag would be nicer to hit his head on than the pavement.
'Age' is very individual. In an advanced country like the U.S. still is (for a decade or two more) the average person should still be able to operate a car safely in their 70's. I know 80 year olds that drive very, very well. I know a couple of 55 year olds that really should just live car free because they have almost no aptitude or judgement and are very nervous and unpredictable operators. So, let's not confuse the issue.