Unfortunately, in american culture, to a lot of people "having a car" means "being grown up" and "not having a car" means "not being grown up."

It's a childish mentality really, and indicates that that 26 year old hadn't done any "growing up" in approximately a decade.

I totally get you. I've experienced similar! It's super weird.

Only if their doctors report it or it's painfully obvious at the DMV, from my understanding. We live in a very backwards Trump-ian red state where being able to drive - even if they obviously should not to any reasonable person - is seen as their 'God-given constitutional right!' like with guns. Especially since there's no public transportation here. They're more worried about the inconvenience to the person needing their license taken away ('how are they gonna get to their doctors or their pharmacy for the treatment they need for their conditions?') than they are about the innocent people they may take out when they start seizing or mix up the pedals on their drive to their doctors office. It's a whole weird solipsistic cultural thing that I find difficult to explain.

Like, me? I obviously should not be driving, like mentioned in my previous comment (for more reasons than I listed.) I recognize that and don't want to hurt others (which is considered weird here,) so I don't. But I guaran-fucking-tee you I could get my license easily if I tried and I couldn't see my doctors doing the work to get it taken away from me.

There's also plenty of people who have had their licenses taken away - whether for medical reasons or DUIs or too many traffic violations - but still drive... Also super common here.

Sorry this reply is so long 😅 it's something I feel strongly about + my brain is broken, like I mentioned, so I ramble, lol. 😅