It is my family’s belief that my mother is the best driver among us.
In addition to a spotless driving record, when she parks her car at her house, she must back into a tiny one car garage that has an unforgiving margin of error. None of us are willing to back her car in ourselves, for fear that we will break off one of her side mirrors.
We joke that when she fails to successfully back into her garage, we will know it’s time to take the keys away.
Just this year, my mother had to renew her driver’s license right before her 90th birthday.
She completed the entire process online, no driving test, vision test or exam required. She resides in New Hampshire, so the rules for driver license renewals differ from here in California.