I don't doubt that Astrid! And the red neck in me wants to reply; "Well send them off to bloody war so they can die in true glory!" Put the same monkeys in the passenger seat of their loved ones, say sweet old Nana, and suggest she say 'Oh... I think that it might be better to die in a blaze of glory than of dimentia... let's go hoon sonny!" I'd love to see their face as she floors the pedal. If only they could gain a bit of perspective.

That reminds me of another thread i wanted to start... about little old ladies and how they are changing...

ETA: missed your last post Trillian... i'm sure you're right... they lack the self awareness as it's developmental. I totally agree with raising the age of driving licenses... the human brain isn't fully developed in terms of risk assessment until the early 20's. Delay fully licenced driving until then.