AARP is a powerful lobby and squashes any talk of taking a driving test after a certain age. Many have to die before the subject is raised in the FL media and it will still go nowhere.
My dad is 80 and I have noticed his driving abilities are not what they were 20 years ago. But if you ask him, he’ll tell you he’s the best driver this side of the equator.
Cars mean freedom to all of us and the thought on not driving is more than most can handle, including me. At the very least maybe we can get a law requiring an elder driving test after they kill someone. Before everyone starts getting defensive, yes I would also require a road test for a 20 year old found negligent in a vehicular death.
I’m 55 and I would be naïve to think my reflexes are what they were when I was 30.
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