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Nobody Wants To Lose Their Independence
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The problem with relying on suspending or revoking driver's licenses to punish bad drivers or take dangerous drivers off the road is that there's no way to stop them from driving anyway. Take this 83-year-old wrong-way driver in Michigan who ended up killing his wife in the resultant crash: He'd had his license taken away after a minor crash in April, tried and failed twice to get it reinstated, and ended up the wrong way on I-96. Friends tried to set the couple up with home care and Meals on Wheels, but they cancelled the services. The only thing you can do, and it's not foolproof, is to take the actual car away. Or lock them up. (Grand Rapids Press)
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