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Previously it was a political 3rd rail to even suggest a maximum driving age. "You can't take my freedom to travel!!". But now, with Uber/Lyft/Waymo and all t

Previously it was a political 3rd rail to even suggest a maximum driving age. "You can't take my freedom to travel!!". But now, with Uber/Lyft/Waymo and all the other options, it seems much more reasonable to implement such a thing. Why do we have to wait for someone to cause an accident before we take their license?

jeffbee 2y ago
We don't even. Again in my city an octogenarian ran over two pedestrians in separate incidents a week apart, and nobody even suggested taking away their car.
GJim 2y ago
> Uber/Lyft/Waymo and all the other options You mean taxis?
- rblatz 2y ago
  You are greatly understating the value and improvement that these services brought. Especially around accessibility. In the city I grew up in taking a taxi was basically not an option. You can now typically get a ride from Uber or Lyft within 10 minutes. In the city I moved to for college there were plenty of Taxis but could take 30+ minutes for one to show up, or maybe it would never show up and you’d have to call another company and hope they would eventually send someone to you. These are anecdotes, but the massive increase in for-hire rides after these companies were introduced does show that they did improve the experience and made for-hire rides more accessible and appealing.
BeetleB 2y ago
> But now, with Uber/Lyft/Waymo and all the other options, it seems much more reasonable to implement such a thing. Most octagenarians cannot afford to use these on a daily basis. Heck, most of the country cannot afford to use these on a daily basis.
- jeffbee 2y ago
  They shouldn't have to. They had their entire adult lives to build a society where you don't need a car, a society welcoming and useful to the old, the young, the disabled, and the poor. And they blew it!
  - BeetleB 2y ago
    > They had their entire adult lives to build a society where you don't need a car, a society welcoming and useful to the old, the young, the disabled, and the poor. And they blew it! And ... you won't?
    - jeffbee 2y ago
      Correct.
- jedberg 2y ago
  A lot of cities are subsidizing ride share for the elderly, because it's still cheaper than running shuttles for the elderly, which is what they used to do.

jeffbee 2y ago

We don't even. Again in my city an octogenarian ran over two pedestrians in separate incidents a week apart, and nobody even suggested taking away their car.

GJim 2y ago

> Uber/Lyft/Waymo and all the other options You mean taxis?

rblatz 2y ago
You are greatly understating the value and improvement that these services brought. Especially around accessibility. In the city I grew up in taking a taxi was basically not an option. You can now typically get a ride from Uber or Lyft within 10 minutes. In the city I moved to for college there were plenty of Taxis but could take 30+ minutes for one to show up, or maybe it would never show up and you’d have to call another company and hope they would eventually send someone to you. These are anecdotes, but the massive increase in for-hire rides after these companies were introduced does show that they did improve the experience and made for-hire rides more accessible and appealing.

BeetleB 2y ago

> But now, with Uber/Lyft/Waymo and all the other options, it seems much more reasonable to implement such a thing. Most octagenarians cannot afford to use these on a daily basis. Heck, most of the country cannot afford to use these on a daily basis.

jeffbee 2y ago
They shouldn't have to. They had their entire adult lives to build a society where you don't need a car, a society welcoming and useful to the old, the young, the disabled, and the poor. And they blew it!
- BeetleB 2y ago
  > They had their entire adult lives to build a society where you don't need a car, a society welcoming and useful to the old, the young, the disabled, and the poor. And they blew it! And ... you won't?
  - jeffbee 2y ago
    Correct.
jedberg 2y ago
A lot of cities are subsidizing ride share for the elderly, because it's still cheaper than running shuttles for the elderly, which is what they used to do.