Handing Over the Car Keys
Why This Matters
Planned driving retirement preserves dignity; forced surrender destroys it.
The Transition
Self-assessment honestly begun
Night/highway phase-down first
Alternatives priced (it’s cheaper than a car)
Family script agreed (no ambush)
Independence audit — what else needs solving
Gotchas & Consequences
The ambush intervention poisons the relationship and gets reversed.
A car costs $9k/year — that buys a lot of rides.
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