Should old people be regularly driving tested?

I think they should be retested at a certain age. A lot of them THINK that they are ok and alert enough to drive when they really aren't. I was soo glad when my grandmother gave up driving on her own!

Life expectancy has increased over the years. With better health care and general hygeine people are living longer. Most people retire at 65 and they have a good 20 to 25 years of life ahead of them. But the quality of old age varies considerably depending on genetics and how the individual took care of his health and well being in youth. The challenge is that some people are in good shape while others are not. Some people take medications that may impair performance. Others may have illnesses or dieseases that impair driving ability. There are laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of age (gender, race etc as well). So to have people over 65 to take annual driving tests would be a hard sell. And the Senior Citizens are a powerful voting block which no politician would dare to antagonise with legislation to have mandatory testing after a certain age. And yet the number of old people involved in accidents is rising at an alarming rate. A more practical alternative would be to initiate Medical Certification (since many developed countries have a good public health system) for Drivers with certain types of incapacities or taking certain types of medication. This would require Doctors to provide the equivalent of a No-Objection certificate annually for such individuals. This would be a bit more complex to administer but easier to regulate. As we protect our children, we sometimes need to protect our aged assets from harming themselves and others in their old age.

Yes, so we can live safely!