Why Old People Shouldn'd drive

[Nick]

once you retire you should have to take a driving exam yearly or at least a vision test maybe.

My dad retired at 50. Some people retire in their 20s. So that doesn't quite work.

I think the POLICE should pull over idiots who drive like they're 100 and ticket them, the punishment being that they've got to go for a drivers' test. If they flunk it, their license is revoked.

There's an OLD lady in my town that drives a PRISTINE lachsilber 325iS, it's an 89 or so...anywho, she doesn't drive it that slowly...I was following her through the main drag in town doing about 65 (it's a 40). I want to get my hands on that car soooo bad. The mechanic at the local autoshop says it's only got 45,000 miles on it.

By comparison, I saw a ratty Bronzit 325iS (like an 87 or so) bumbling along on the interstate doing 55 with its' foglights off.
A young kid was driving it.

Honestly, people like that are a danger to people like me, who typically travel at 85-90.

[crunk3]

Has anyone seen Episode 5 of top gear. They talk about how bad old drivers are LOL

[BDSax]

Of course......... this was in florida

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-0214dmvbuilding,0,3681926.story?track=rss

[Julien]

I wouldn't say yearly, probably every 5 years would suffice. I bet half the people wouldn't even bother, they would just stop driving.

I think they would just keep driving lisence-less and not care

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

I like how all three cars involved are german cars.

[Digitalwave]

i say 65 year olds. once you retire you should have to take a driving exam yearly or at least a vision test maybe.

I wouldn't say yearly, probably every 5 years would suffice. I bet half the people wouldn't even bother, they would just stop driving.

[LivingLegend06]

I think it should be as soon as you have a stroke, heart attack, hip surgery, need an oxygen tank or something like that, then you should be required to do yearly driving tests. my grandparents are in their 70s and are both fine drivers, but they are very healthy people, neither of them have had any major medical problems.

[crunk3]

i say 65 year olds. once you retire you should have to take a driving exam yearly or at least a vision test maybe.

[Digitalwave]

That's not to say all 50 years old are like that. But you are right, most 50 years old are completely fine.

[DarkWing6]

50 is a bit young IMO. My parents are both in their 50s and not even close to being nuts or unsafe drivers.

[Digitalwave]

i think they should give driving tests from 50 up

Fixed!

[smooth]

Is the towel on the roof of the CLK necessary at this point?

Yeah, it's for grip, not protection.

[crunk3]

i think they should give driving tests from 70 up

1+

[NC325iC]

i think they should give driving tests from 70 up

a 90 yo woman with an o2 tank should not be allowed in the front seat of a car

[Jscotty]

I got hit head on by a 70 year old lady on the service road beside the walmart a parking lot. She claimed that the car slipped on a wet spot causing the car to swerve into my lane. But after the police officer investigated the area of the collision, there was no debris, water, or anything else to cause the surface of the road to be altered.

Personally I think she blacked out because when she hit me, there were no skid marks nor did she appear to be distressed at the time of impact. I figured that she wanted to make a left turn in front of me into the parking lot and she was too impatient to wait for me to pass.