US EditionAsking Eric: My Friend’s Erratic Driving Is Causing Concern
BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO, AUG 7 – Concern about erratic driving includes sudden braking and lane veering, prompting advice to have a kind but direct conversation for everyone's safety.
- Since last week, Nervous fears for her and others' safety as her friend brakes unexpectedly, veers across the center line, and appears distracted.
- Last week, Nervous, using a wheelchair after her fall, lent her car to her sisters visiting for a family artistic project.
- Ask her to cut her stay to three or four days, as Eric advises, anything more is considered too long.
- Concern has made Nervous reluctant to join car trips, and Eric advises speaking directly to her about her friend's erratic driving habits.
- Eric notes importance of the conversation regardless, emphasizing that erratic braking and veering increase accident risk, even if Nervous opts out of future rides.
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Asking Eric: My friend’s alarming driving habits have me fearing for my life
Dear Eric: My friend and I are in our mid-70s. We participate in several activities together – a book club, a continuing education class, et cetera. We often carpool together. I have begun to be very alarmed about my friend’s driving habits. She brakes unexpectedly, veers across the center line and seems quite distracted. I’m more and more reluctant to get in a car that she is driving, as I actually think I might be in danger.
Asking Eric: I’m reluctant to carpool with a friend who brakes unexpectedly and veers across the center line
DEAR ERIC: My friend and I are in our mid-70s. We participate in several activities together – a book club, a continuing education class, et cetera. We often carpool together. I have begun to be very alarmed about my friend’s driving habits. She brakes unexpectedly, veers across the center line and seems quite distracted. I’m more and more reluctant to get in a car that she is driving, as I actually think I might be in danger.
Asking Eric: My friend’s erratic driving is causing concern
Dear Eric: My friend and I are in our mid-70s. We participate in several activities together – a book club, a continuing education class, et cetera. We often carpool together. I have begun to be very alarmed about my friend’s driving habits. She brakes unexpectedly, veers across the center line and seems quite distracted. I’m more and more reluctant to get in a car that she is driving, as I actually think I might be in danger.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The RepublicAsking Eric: Friend's erratic driving causes concern
Friend's erratic driving causes extreme concern
Dear Eric: My friend and I are in our mid-70s. We participate in several activities together — a book club, a continuing education class, et cetera. We often carpool together. I have begun to be very alarmed about my friend's…
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