Do you think old people should drive?

If you really feel that way, then I hope you never live to grow old. Elderly people want to remain independent as long as they can. To this end, many of them are reluctant to give up driving, because then they would have to be dependent on other people or on public transit. Some of them drive more slowly because they don't trust themselves the way they used to and they're being extra careful so that they don't cause an accident. How can you want to take away their independence and dignity just because you don't like to have them on the roads? I'm proud that my mother is still driving and taking care of her own needs! Please remember that you weren't even thought of yet when these people were working and paying for the road system you think you should own now.

I think they should be required to take driving tests when they get to a certain age. Also they should have doctor approval. Too many people here in Florida cause accidents because they can't see as well, their motor coordination is off, or they are delusional. We had a 92 year old man run down a homeless man. It was an accident... but the old man just kept on driving. Part of the homeless man was through the car windshield and he drove miles like this. He thought the man fell from the sky. The last time I was at the DMV an elderly couple with those thick goggle like glasses were renewing their license. THe husband asked the wife, what their address is again. If you can't even remember your own address you shouldn't be driving! And what is the point of having a car that big? If you can barely see as it is, why not drive something smaller?

i think they should drive!

i think that drivers should be tested every 5-10 years in order to maintain their license. after a certain age, "old" people start to lose their judgment and reaction time, so its imperative that they are tested because driving is all about judgment and reaction time.

NO, definitely no

I honestly think they should have to take frequent driving tests. I can't drive because I have a seizure disorder. The DMV is smart enough to know that I might cause a problem. As people age, their cognitive abilities and reaction time worsens. They should have to prove that they can still drive safely.

Only if they can pass a driving test every 6 months, otherwise PULL THEIR LICENSE!

sure if their eyes are good..

no because elder people do not obey the law! they go under the speed limit.. always think that they have the right away, and never go after they stopped for 5 mins.

I think it really depends on the person. I've seen some older people drive that do MUCH better than younger people. Then again, I've seen older people drive that are a hazard to themselves and to others as well. The problem is there is nothing that the Department of Motor Vehicles can do if they pass their test just likev everyone else.

Only if they're capable to do so safely. Only way to tell is to require a dr. exam every year. Ture story, I lived in SW Florida-lots of elderly people driving. At the airport, this woman's husband disappeared. They were waiting for their daughter to fly in, he went to the car to get her sweater, and was gone for 45 minutes before she called the police. Tunred out, he was in the "beginning" stages of Alzheimers. She was smack in the middle of chemotherapy treatment. Evidently, he went to the car, forgot why he was there, got in, and exited the parking lot, drove around the airport property for awhile, then reparked at another terminal parking lot and was found just wandering around. To get to the airport from their house, was a 45 minute drive down the main highway. Doesn't matter who drove, they both shouldn't have been driving. Fired off an email to good old Governor Jeb Bush, got the typically BS bureaucratic govt response. Can't be doing anything to offend the elderly, the vote!!!

not after 70 or 75.

no