You are right. At that age, anything can happen and he is taking a huge risk.... I am urging him to secure $2 million in umbrella insurance before his vacation trip just in case he had a catastrophic car accident that was his fault causing substantial injury or death to others. It’s a relatively small risk as he is quite healthy mentally and physically for his age and will have a friend along (though not driving). However, at 92 years old the risk of “anything can happen” is definitely there. ...
In my neck of the woods recently, a very "healthy and active" 87-year old man with zero high-risk medical conditions drove at a very high speed straight into a tree in his neighbor's yard in broad daylight. He died on the spot. As of now, the police suspect he had a heart attack.
In another case, my friend's friend, a 79-year old man died at the wheel while driving. His panicked wife who was by his side had to find a way to steer the car to a halt from the passenger seat so they didn't crash into oncoming cars on a two-lane highway or get hit from behind while going at 70 mph.
Yes, these incidents are rare, but at his age -- however healthy the doctor says he is --, who knows what might happen.
Statistics: Posted by peterw — Sun May 05, 2024 9:18 pm — Replies 6 — Views 334