Talk radio in Boston lately has had discussion of the issue of elderly drivers. While many older drivers can be fine,
there have been incidents of “mistaking the gas pedal for
the brake”, etc. A couple years ago a doctor working in a hospital was killed by an elderly driver who smashed into
the office. Recently at a WalMart, a couple (aged 90 and 93)
were in a car which the driver crashed through the main door
(despite four huge poles set in front of the store), and a
1 yr old was in critical condition.
When do you “take the keys away”?
My own Dad is 88 and can no longer drive. I go down to Cape Cod (90 mi. away) once a month or so to help him shop, etc. (other siblings do their share too).
When they stop being the wealthiest age group and also stop voting with the highest turnout.
Fortunately that totaled the old car she was driving so we got her off the road
Once you are on social security (no matter what age, I don’t care), if you have no known eye or brain problems, tested every year. Just like a colonoscopy. If you do have eye problems and/or brain problems, then every 6 months.
And I am not talking necessarily about it having to be the exact same test they give every time you renew the license. But if the person giving the test notices problems, they could then be able to require the person to take an official driving test and determine if they can keep their license or not.