Joel Rose
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Hamilton says she talked to her father, James Stubbs, who is 94.
She tried to convince him that it was time to stop driving, but that did not work.
Hamilton was so concerned that she filed the paperwork to formally request a driver's exam for her father.
And that meant he would have to pass some tests, including a cognitive test, to keep his license.
And it did not go well.
Do you remember this test?
Remember taking the test?
Oh yeah, I remember the test.
I said, this is ridiculous.
The state officially revoked Stubbs' driver's license, but he still had the physical plastic card, which did not look like it had expired, and he did not want to surrender the keys.
Hamilton wasn't sure what to do until an opportunity presented itself a few months ago while her father was in the hospital and her mother was visiting.
That was four months ago.
Hamilton says her dad is still mad at her.
But also she says she would do it all again.
You know, there's definitely still love there.
It's pretty clear when you're in the room with him.
But it's also clear that he's still pretty angry.
I mean, it's a great question.
I think this can be a very emotionally charged issue for all of the reasons that we've been talking about.
And there are some doctors and police officers and DMV workers who will make it their business to get involved and to say, look, it is time to stop driving.