Given the retirement age is currently 67 something seems to be a problem here, you expect everyone to work but don’t want them to drive.
Our government is retarded.
Yup. And the point is to create a moral panic to achieve ever more picayune control, more bureaucracy and edicts with the promise of eternal life if we obey.
I'm 68 and working full time. Fortunately, I work from my home office. Little need to drive, but I want the option to drive when I need to travel. My 1999 F150 was purchased in 2003 with 22500 miles on the odometer. It now has 64,000. I put under 100 miles on it in 2024. The last big trip was a drive from Pocatello to San Diego in Sept 2023 for my 50th high school class reunion. For many years I made the 925 mile drive in one day. I opted to grab a room in Nevada on the southbound trip and Utah for the return trip in Sept 2023. I was a little run down...didn't know I had cancer brewing in my gut. Good sense said take a break halfway.
I'm not worried about cognitive decline at this point. I'm still building sophisticated software for my government customer and not missing a beat (or a deadline). When I can't drive safely for reasons of impaired vision or cognition, I'll happily hang up the keys.