Unless a person has dementia, most people will decide wisely when it is no longer safe for them to drive just as many older people make unselfish and wise decisions every day.
Many young drivers are far more dangerous than many older drivers. Their insurance rates are high for good reason.
Estrogen, testosterone and the lack thereof and the highly used Zoloft are all silent factors in this very complicated question. Older drivers usually do not drive fast and they usually do not drive as much as younger drivers so the insurance question is complicated.
I am not driving. My doctors say I can but I have decided not to. I haven't had a citation for twenty five years, but I was hospitalized a couple of years ago for a very unexpected and very slow heartbeat that if it had not been diagnosed could have caused my sudden death. I have a pacemaker that corrects it, but my husband is willing to drive me and I am rethinking this over and over.
Why do you ask this question? Are you looking to debate or to hurt feelings?
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