This topic is derived from Infinite Loser's topic of the 89yo man sentenced for multiple counts of manslaughter:
Link There is another opinion topic that suggests senior citizens are the worst drivers.
I believe that it would be useful to require older drivers to renew their driver's license with the same testing that any new driver is required to pass. I recently renewed my license that expired in 1995, and I needed to pass the written and driving exam, along with the eye test with and without my glasses.
But...why hasn't this already been done everywhere for senior drivers? It seems quite logical to me, but is there some sort of "age discrimation" aspect that may be in play?
My mother is fully competent to drive, but my father was not. That didn't stop him though, as long as he could get his hands on the car keys. Hubster has always been a good driver, but early signs of Az has him driving off without exactly knowing the why and where of it. Those are my issues.
What do the members here think would be a fair and legal answer to driver's licensing of seniors?