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Originally Posted by vinnytalk
That is a dumb thing to say , you are placing every senior in the same boat.
Try maybe retesting everyone every 6 years regardless of age.
How many accidents do you read at this age compared to younger people.
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Retesting is a joke. People, in general, know the driving manual. I’m talking about over age 85 physical reflexes, mental reflexes and physical agility. Those abilities are greatly diminished after age 85, it doesn’t make any difference if you can bench press 500 lbs at that age.
Your analogy of younger drivers having more accidents is skewed. You would have to compare miles driven, highways driven, weather conditions and beginner drivers to start with.
There have been so many accidental hit the gas rather than the brake and put it in drive instead of reverse which the elderly person intended.
The woman in this sad accident is the perfect example. Do you think she is on the road everyday driving to work, picking up children from school and all of the activities of younger drivers? Of course not. Many fewer hours are driven by the elderly so those stats you provided don’t hold water in that boat.