Comments on: Age Specific Driving Retesting Should Be Required!

By: Jaida Ineson

Jaida Ineson — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:23:28 +0000

Good article Brian. The age for driving should be specific and also retesting should be required. This will also help people know there driving habits and are they enough to drive properly or safely. And as per age is concerned for teens or young drivers there should be certain age limit from where they should take driving seriously and should not involve themselves in accidents because many young drivers or teens don’t have a proper driving skills still and so the driving limit for young driving or teens should be increased. carinsurancetemporary.co.uk

By: Good Driver

Good Driver — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:11:15 +0000

I swear to god. you old people are always driving so freaking slow. Plus you can’t stay in your own freaking lane. I seriously want to run your ass over when you guys go that slow. If we are honking or tail gating, move BITCH get out the way

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:35:37 +0000

AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:27:28 +0000

i really dont get this generations elderly group.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:15:24 +0000

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By: paul@economy car leasing

paul@economy car leasing — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:50:58 +0000

As with age a lot of things fail, resiting a test should happen, not just for seniors but after any motoring conviction,

Letting people loose behind the wheel after the initial test is great, but in life many circumstances change, as we get older our eyes start to fail, do our senses also start to fail ?

Where would the money come from and the staff to mann this if it were ever to happen

Paul

By: MIKE

MIKE — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:33:14 +0000

I live in Florida so we probably have a higher than average population of the elderly. But my problem with taking an elderly persons license is if they have no family support nearby how do they function. The little things like grocery shopping and going to the doctors would not be possible or extremely difficult. I think that at some point you will if you live long enough probably be a safety risk on the road. Although in my area the people who appear to be the most dangerous with weaving, slowing down not paying attention are the people on cell phones and not the old people.

By: Autumn

Autumn — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:54:55 +0000

I think you are totally right. I can't believe some drivers are able to get 3 to 4 to 17 DWIs! It is outrageous, periodical testing makes the most sense. These guys who get into accidents all the time are the ultimate Spoilers on the road. They spoil the privilage to the extreme and I will never understand why some people never get their license taken away. For the elders, it's just common sense to keep testing them. Regarding illegals, get them all off the road. If we have to comply so do they. More and more accidents happen because more and more irresponsible peeople on the road. Make them pay!

By: Paul from Potomac

Paul from Potomac — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:16:25 +0000

Retesting should only be required when the driver’s frequency of accidents or moving violations warrants a hearing on competence to drive.

I’ve met people in their 90s who have all their faculties, and good-enough reflexes to drive well. I’ve met druggies and drunks in their 30s who don’t. It’s not age, it’s competence which must be measured.

However, some debilitating diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or severe personality disorders, might be sufficient to warrant revocation of privileges upon a doctor’s evaluation.

Universal health care may give us big government that actually would be beneficial for once. I don’t want incompetents on the road.

I also don’t want any illegal aliens on the road. That includes the little green men.

By: Jeff Hayes

Jeff Hayes — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:13:51 +0000

What does it mean to drive safely? The question Brian is really raising is “at what point in time does a person’s visual, cognitive and motor skills become an impairment to safe driving?”

The answer is that there is no set age. This is what causes the rub.

Each state is going to have to deal with this issue. The best way to approach this is scientifically. The studies need to be funded. The laws much match the facts.

We cannot compare the problems associated with age with the general driving population. A person who has cognitive, vision and motor skills problems at 40 should not be compared to those in their 80s. Although similar results, how to address them needs to be done separately.

We manufacture and sell driving simulators for researchers and medical professionals. The topic of elderly driving, along with distracted driving, are among the most engaging topics within the driving research community.

The topic is being addressed in many states (and countries). We should all hope the political decisions match the scientific facts; getting emotion out of the equation.