do you agree that when elderly people get?

Question

to a certain age they should have their licences revoked? i just heard a 94 year old woman rammed her car into a restaurant what do you think?

Answer 1

I agree 100%. I at least think that after the age of 60, they should have to take the road test every other year or so.

Answer 2

Yes, having a drivers license is a privelege by law, and there are rules regulations governing how to aquire a license, there should be on how to keep it to.
If an ederly person is a driving hazard to themselves as well as others and unfit to be behind the wheel, then they should be reconsidered having different types of written, vision or road test.
This I belive should be done for every age group at various age groups. Having these sort of requirements will not onlyu build up revenue, it will also create a larger work force for the unemployment having a separate branch for dmv renewals and retesting.
I have seen all too many times elderly people who are not fit to drive, yet even with the license revoked they still do so anyway.

Answer 3

I think it should be on an individual basis. I'm not sure what the laws are, but after a certain age, maybe 65, people should have to take the driving test every year or two years.
As people get older their reflexes are slower and I've seen so many older people driving super slow on the freeway. I've also heard of many cases of elderly people hitting the gas instead of the brake, like I'm sure was the case in this situaton. It's a sad situation I'm sure to lose your independence when you get old, but sometimes they are a hazard on the road.

Answer 4

This has been asked before. I have worked for 2 1/2 years at our local senior center. Testing in Ca is done and their Doctors are involved. Eye doctors as well. My Dad lost his license @ 83 years because he had a cataract removed, that improved his vision to 20/20 but he still lost his license due to the paper shuffle by the DMV and the Optometrist. This created a huge problem for him, and shortened his life as he couldn't get to the Doctors, pharmacy, grocery store, and wouldn't ask for help. He did very limited driving without incident for 2 1/2 years. I live out of the area by 3 hours and couldn't help him very much from here. Any agencies that can help charge fees, and rates. On an very limited old-age income often it was either food or meds...As the rents kept going up every year. This is true of many elderly. Maybe understanding more of the elderlys complicated living situations you would have more compassion on the roads and slow down yourself. This could save your life as well. I do believe they should be tested just as we are when we renew our license and they are. If they are capable why take it away from them, because you want to make up for being late by speeding on the roads, and have little or no patience for the elderly or anyone on the road when you are in a hurry...It's not their fault...they are trying to be careful every step they take is a consideration, slow and calculated I'll admit. Here is a thought for all of you with elderly parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles.....JUST HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU PUT IN FOR THEIR HELP OR CONCERN.......not much for most of the answerers on here......as that shows in a big way....Take the time and understand them before you snap out careless judgements and want to take their independance away. This does shorten their lives, because now with having to depend on someone else for these small things (driving to take care of their needs) they feel destroyed.
Remember you all will be old someday, and if you start planning now.....and saving your money you can have a Chauffer drive you around for your needs until your death.

Answer 5

I think that the elderly should have to re-take the practical exam (actually driving in the car with an instructor) not just the written in order to renew their license. As you get older, you may or may not be able to pass the eye exam and I'm sure by then you know the rules of the road and can logically get through the written, but in practice, your driving might not be up to par anymore. This does not go only for the elderly--it can apply to any age...20's plus.

If you don't pass you should either have to take driver's ed again or just not have your license anymore.

Answer 6

Well I am 60 and I am worried at times about elderly drivers. If they are having mental problems there should be a law or ordinance that their doctor should have a way to notify the dept of lic. A relative should also be aware and take them in for re-testing. No matter the age if you are dangerous then you shouldn't be on the road. Teens have the highest accident rate among all drivers. Vehicle accidents are the NR 1 cause of teen death too.

Answer 7

I think that when people are incompetent drivers, no matter what their age, their driving privileges should be taken away from them. I'm not just speaking of elderly persons! I see young people, every day on the streets and roads that are totally incompetent. Mostly by insisting on blabbing away on their cell phones and driving like their personalities are, rude crude and totally socially unacceptable! I do hate it when that old old woman or man pulls out in front of me when I'm doing 55 or 60 and have to panic brake to keep from rear-ending them, then drive 25 mph down the road/street a couple of blocks, only to pull into a driveway or to park on the street! P!sses me off! BTW I'm 67 and when I get to the point where I can't drive I'll turn in my license voluntarily!

Answer 8

No! Everyone is different and no two people age at the same rate. What may be a good time to take away a drivers license for one person at 85 may be completely premature for someone still very capable at the same age or even much older. No, sweeping generalizations don't work in any situation and this is no exception. It must be a case by case decision.

Answer 9

I don't beleive they should be automatically taken away - but I think everyone should have to have an eye exam & physical every so many years to maintain their liscence. If they can pass- they can drive. If they can't? They can't drive.

My father was killed when he was only 29 years old - hit by an elderly man in his pick-up truck - crossed over the line and hit him head on and killed him. He couldn't see to drive at night was his excuse. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN F'N DRIVING!!!! What he gets off cause he's OLD? Not being responsible and pride is never honorable in those circumstances.
Vision and health in general gets worse as we get older in most cases - submitting to exams to prove you are still healthy enough to be behind the wheel of a car on the road should be something nobody minds doing -for the sake of all on the road.

Answer 10

I think it should depend on the individual not on their age. A lot of elderly people do just fine driving and I have seen some young people that I think need their licenses revoked as well. It is not age it is responsibility that counts.