Old people need to take the bus. They can't drive! Should we take away people's licences once they are 60?

Question

This old lady almost killed me at a cross walk today. It was like I wasn't even there at all. The old bat tried to drive right through me. She was all hunched over and could barely see over the steering wheel. After diving out of the way, scuffing my knees and elbows on the pavement, I watched her as she drove away all weeving in the road, hungry for her next victim. If they're not slowing up traffic and getting in everyone's way their homicidal maniacs bent on running over pedestrians and kittens. I really think we should take people's licenses away once they turn sixty. I'll be glad to give mine up. I hate driving. What say you?

Answer 1

I think at a certain age they should have a driving test for people over a certain age. I've seen good and bad older drivers and it wouldn't be fair to the good ones. Besides that there are stupid drivers at any age maybe everyone should have a driving test ever couple years just to brush up on the basics and learn not to be so stupid when driving.

Answer 2

Every person is different and you can't think that forcing everyone to give up driving at a certain age is a fair or intelligent thing to do....rather, what if we made it compulsory for stupid or bigoted users to get kicked off Yahoo Answers after too many stupid questions?

Answer 3

it depends on the sharpness of the person
not all 60 years olds have bad eye site and drive slow,
my grandma is 72 and drives like a crazy person
goin 70 in a 30 zone


i guess thats where i get my lead foot from
heh

Answer 4

I definitely think that after a certain age people should have to re-take their drivers test. maybe every 4-5 years after 60/65??

Answer 5

Nah. The ones that usually almost hit me are in their early twenties. Maybe they should take the bus....

Answer 6

YES, SOME OLD MAN RAN INTO ME AND SENT ME TO THE HOSPITAL