Originally Posted by ken cummings

Would all of you, well in California at least, like to know a way to really fix an elderly driver. There is a catagory of people known as Mandated Reporters. People who MUSDT report someone they see who they consider a driving risk. Doctors in Emergency Wards fall in that group. I had an old friend who fell and was hurt slightly. His wife who had mild Dementia drove him to the hospital. The doctor took one look at her and reported her as an unfit driver. The doc then reported the husband as unfit for having had her drive. The DMV suspended both their liceinces (sp) automatically. They had to mail them in, pending a hearing 3 months later. I had him get a lawyer, take a special seniors drivers Ed class, and discouraged his family from giving up. He got a limited permit back - no freeway driving. She did not get her permit back and rightly so.

Moral? Report them to your DMV as unfit, give all the info possible, with witnesses. Even if they ever get to drive again they will go thru hell. At least in California the DMV cares about keeping the roads safe.