Did someone mention that we need to have the elderly re-tested on a regular basis? Where do I sign that petition?
This was my first vehicle -- 1991 Ford Ranger -- I was in the USAF at the time traveling down the highway and heading home for vacation. A 91 year old lady couldn't hold the brake pedal any more and pulled out in front of me. Skid marks were only 15 ft. long. I nailed her front-right quarter, which cause my truck to slide sideways into the oncomming traffic lane. A truck with a load of I-beam steal nailed me in the drivers door and pushed me down the highway.
My pickup before:
After:
The only thing that stopped the truck from going over the top of my truck and crushing it completely was the frame acting as wheel chocks.
Note that the steering wheel and the cab light are aligned and the bench seats overlap. The truck crushed my cab in half and then pushed it off the frame.
BTW, yes I almost died. The ambulance had to stop at 3 clinics for more blood on a hospital trip that otherwise would have took 15 minutes. It took me a year to learn how to walk again.