2007-01-05 02:21:03 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
YES! they drive insanely ridiculously BAD! the whole time im behind them i think of ways to possibly wish death upon them.....
2007-01-05 06:05:08 · answer #1 · answered by heaven-sin-t 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there should be annual vision and reaction tests for everyone over 65 but no cut off age as I know people 88 years old who are sharper than any teen driver I know.
I also think that 18 should be the age for obtaining a driver's license and 21 should be the age for being allowed to have passengers under 18 in the car. There are too many accidents with cars full of children who are killed by a 15 year old driving.
In my neighborhood, a 14 year old girl was driving a pickup truck and ran over and killed her baby brother who had crawled under the the truck while she was stopped and talking to friends. The young girl is destroyed emotionally and doesn't ever want to drive again.
Regulations yes...but more on the young than on the old. Just test the old geezers frequently and if they fail the test, they don't get their license back.
2007-01-05 02:36:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of a cut-off age, there should be increased testing. For example, because some 75 year olds are still perfectly alert and able to drive safetly, it wouldn't really be fair to take their license away. But there are definitely other 75 year olds who should not be driving for a variety of reasons.
The best way to remedy the situation, I think, would be to require everyone over 70 (or even 65) to be retested every single year. The ideal test would involve vision, altertness, and hopefully an in-car test.
2007-01-05 04:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by jdphd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of many seniors are actually unable to using at that age and an excellent variety of might desire to have their licenses pulled quicker. there are a lot of people who're not secure at any age. The argument might additionally be made on the different end for youthful drivers and that the age might desire to be raised. i think of the actual answer is to in line with risk start up retesting them extra and extra often to ascertain they're nevertheless in a position drivers. There are some senior voters of their 90s that are completely in a position drivers so that is not thoroughly easy to make assumptions approximately potential consistent with age. Why banned somebody who has no issues and is a splendidly alert and in a position motive force purely because of the fact of his or her age?
2016-12-15 16:19:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there should be mandatory road testing after a certain age. Maybe 75?
There is such a huge variance in the abilities of senior drivers a cut off age wouldn't be possible (or constitutional).
2007-01-05 02:26:45 · answer #5 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I think there should be. I feel when you're at an age when you're too cautious it's time to give that license back. I'm not ganging up on the seniors, but majority of the time they are the ones that can cause a accident to happen. Especially if you're on the highway doing 55mph then you have someone who jumps in front of you doing 20.
2007-01-05 02:52:07 · answer #6 · answered by EDNA B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's different for all senior citizens, just as some 14 year olds may be ready to drive, and some 17 year olds with their licenses may be way less mature. I think if your vision and/or hearing gets too low, then no, you shouldn't be able to drive.
2007-01-05 02:29:14 · answer #7 · answered by green_guy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think after age 60 they should have to take their written and road test again and every 5 years after that. the laws change and many times they dont keep up with them. also at older ages thier reaction times slow and they are a threat to not only themselves but to other drivers around them.
2007-01-05 02:38:24 · answer #8 · answered by chrfou18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in some areas they already exist. However, many places just require more frequent testing... vision, reaction time, etc.
If really old people can still drive safely, why should they deprived of the privilege to drive (beside the fact that they sometimes drive too slow ;-) )?
2007-01-05 02:25:15 · answer #9 · answered by theearlybirdy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think there should be mandatory road testing every 10 years, because sometimes it's not only seniors that can't drive. It shouldn't be based on age, but rather driving skills.
2007-01-05 02:28:55 · answer #10 · answered by Pfo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, after age 60 or so, a person should have to retake the driving portion of the test every three years or so.
2007-01-05 02:28:51 · answer #11 · answered by teacherhelper 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋