Is it normal to be afraid of the old

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I was driving on the freeway in traffic when I looked over and saw an elderly man driving w his dog in his lap and oxygen mask on. I immediatly panicked and got the grim thought of him dying while driving and consequently killing/hurting me in the process. I understand and would never want to put an age limit that people would have to stop driving , but I get mini panick attacks now when I'm next to an old person driving. Am I alone in this fear?

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    There does come a time for elderly people to stop driving, & its hard to lose the independence. But lets not over-generalize except perhaps to say that the demographic that is known to be most scary & dangerous risk wise are young men (hence their high insurance rates).

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  • momaholic7150
    14 years ago

    I think there SHOULD be a law for people to stop driving at a certain age

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  • NJDevils10
    14 years ago

    Not really abnormal but you seem to be worried a bit too much. There's plenty and llenty of other driving dangers besides old people on the road.

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