Comments on: Convincing Grandpa to Give up his Drivers License http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/ Like having a smart friend who tells you what to think Mon, 31 May 2010 19:24:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Jcyreus http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Jcyreus Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:12 +0000 http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/#comment-228 @ Neil - I don't believe that they would simply stop spending, they would just spend their money in different ways on differents types of products and services. I'm not talking about taking away anyone's civil rights here, what I was suggesting was that businesses have new opportunities for offering products and services to the growing population of elderly Americans which could effectively gain them as new customers or increase customer loyalty while improving on road safety for both the elderly and those with whom they share the road. Make sense? @ Neil – I don’t believe that they would simply stop spending, they would just spend their money in different ways on differents types of products and services.

I’m not talking about taking away anyone’s civil rights here, what I was suggesting was that businesses have new opportunities for offering products and services to the growing population of elderly Americans which could effectively gain them as new customers or increase customer loyalty while improving on road safety for both the elderly and those with whom they share the road.

Make sense?

]]> By: Neil Langley http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Neil Langley Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:32:57 +0000 http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/#comment-226 Law of unintended Consequences Hi Jason, I would like to explore the law of unintended consequences in this case economic. It is my understanding from previous research that approximately $2 trillion in discretionary income resides in the 65 y.o. demographic. That's nearly half the value of the current US economy. A portion of their spending is based on being out and about driving themselves and company to and fro in many cases in their car that they purchased often a new car. By reducing the numbers of drivers in this demographic however slowly you would purpose phasing out their right to drive would have a negative impact on consumer spending. This equates to an opportunity cost for the benefits that you extol for in removing these buyers as foot traffic/drive buys would entail retraining their buying habits and would not be an inconsequential economic drag. It simply gets back to ya can't teach an ol' dog new tricks or at least not cheaply. Law of unintended Consequences

Hi Jason,

I would like to explore the law of unintended consequences in this case economic. It is my understanding from previous research that approximately $2 trillion in discretionary income resides in the 65 y.o. demographic. That’s nearly half the value of the current US economy. A portion of their spending is based on being out and about driving themselves and company to and fro in many cases in their car that they purchased often a new car.

By reducing the numbers of drivers in this demographic however slowly you would purpose phasing out their right to drive would have a negative impact on consumer spending. This equates to an opportunity cost for the benefits that you extol for in removing these buyers as foot traffic/drive buys would entail retraining their buying habits and would not be an inconsequential economic drag.

It simply gets back to ya can’t teach an ol’ dog new tricks or at least not cheaply.

]]> By: Jason Cyr http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Jason Cyr Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:42:50 +0000 http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/#comment-163 @Tbebrin...its is all good until a senior citizen mistakes the gas for the brake and plows through an unsuspecting crowd... Remember this video: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/crazy-driver-impatiently-plows-over-crowd/403097870 @Tbebrin…its is all good until a senior citizen mistakes the gas for the brake and plows through an unsuspecting crowd…

Remember this video:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/crazy-driver-impatiently-plows-over-crowd/403097870

]]> By: Tbebrin http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Tbebrin Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:08:17 +0000 http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/#comment-162 Are you kidding? I can tell you are under 40! Didn't you know that 65 is the new 55?! You clearly have very little contact with these poor old seniors!! I see people of all age groups, I am frequently amazed at how vibrant and active many in their seventys can be. Many take on new 'careers' after they retire from their work-a-day jobs. New careers like golfing and volunteer work. Imagine the impact on local businesses if seniors now have to stay home until their ride shows up! Prehaps we have a better health care system than Japan, that keeps our seniors veable longer. T. (less) Cyreus Are you kidding? I can tell you are under 40! Didn’t you know that 65 is the new 55?! You clearly have very little contact with these poor old seniors!! I see people of all age groups, I am frequently amazed at how vibrant and active many in their seventys can be. Many take on new ‘careers’ after they retire from their work-a-day jobs. New careers like golfing and volunteer work. Imagine the impact on local businesses if seniors now have to stay home until their ride shows up! Prehaps we have a better health care system than Japan, that keeps our seniors veable longer. T. (less) Cyreus

]]> By: Jimmy Jam http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Jimmy Jam Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:14:48 +0000 http://jcyreus.com/blog/2008/03/19/convincing-grandpa-to-give-up-his-drivers-license/#comment-148 The Japanese have always been leaders in technical innovation. We shouldn't let them beat us in social movements as well! The Japanese have always been leaders in technical innovation. We shouldn’t let them beat us in social movements as well!

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