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Old 04-06-2012, 06:37 PM
Mark in Idaho Mark in Idaho is offline
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I stopped driving after my wife witness my driving while following me. I had been deferring to her to drive using the excuse, "You can drive. You like driving this car" (BMW 528) I had already had some close calls and overloads.

One time, I was driving an old truck I was restoring. I noticed that I could drive down a 45mph road at 30 mph and be just fine. Cars were zooming pass. I commented that Idaho was good for me. It had allowed me to relax and be less stressed as demonstrated by my slow driving. Later, 2 different doctors suggested that I should not be driving. My brain's processing speed was in the bottom 10%. I finally understood that I was driving as fast as my brain would let me.

Idaho has two system. One is a mandatory loss of license and the other is an "inattentive driving" violation. You do not need to cause an accident to get cited for inattentive driving.

I have gone long periods without driving, as long as 2 years. I normally only drive a few times per week and only on my good days.
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