Did you come from another state? When we got ours they told us that ours expired 10 years from the time our current licenses were issued in our old state.

I think FL gives a ten (10) year license. So if you are tested and pass at 80 years old you are OK until 90 years old.

I would not use public transportation.

Maybe she just had to get home fast cause she had to pee and that extra 5 seconds to get around the roundabout was just too much. In 11 years here, I’ve never seen anyone in the wrong lane except for the people who make left turns in the roundabouts from the right lanes.

No, every 10 years is not true.
Renewal is every 8 years.
Every 6 years after 79.
Driver License Renewal Requirements/Options for Older Drivers - Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

For all those suggesting regular testing, please keep in mind that lack of a driver’s license won’t stop people from driving. My mom had a heart attack while driving at the age of 90. The cop who investigated the accident told me that her license had expired many years earlier. I had no idea.

Self driving cars are the only solution to this problem.

My husband and I just moved here at the end of October last year. My DL was issued for 9 years and his for 6. I’ll be 66 and he’ll be 86 this fall. So they’re not all for 10 years. :shrug::a040::a040:

Focus on 20 year olds with no license or insurance

I have patients, well below age 65 who have on foot in the grave and can't be trusted driving a car... It only takes one to kill someone...

Age is just a number...

Well, there currently are public transport systems being tested that do come to your house and take you where you want to go. They are full autonomous self driving cars and vans. They are being tested in some cities around the country.

I read an article about a year ago that a company providing a taxi service was starting up here in the villages, and it will be using self driving cars.

I think that is a very viable alternative, even if I have to pay per ride, since most of the time my car sits in the garage not being used, but I still pay taxes, and insurance on it.

The question is, do you have patience with your patients, or are they patient with you?

It is possible to work on two problems at the same time.

I was not aware of that, thank you. Based on my own situation at 71, I think 6 years between tests at 85 is too long. It all depends on the individual, but are some point we being to spiral down and health and capabilities can deteriorate quickly. For some that happens younger than others.

I can understand how frightening that must have been. How could you tell her age from your vantage point inside your car unless you did in fact see her for a second or two rather close?

Let me also say that about two years ago when I had an out of the blue episode of an extremely low heart rate, (corrected by a pacemaker) I decided not to drive. I am 81. My husband who is one year younger does the driving in our family, and plays golf four days a week and trims the large bushes and trees all around the property and keeps up with his doctor checks at LEAST twice a year as do we all at our house. I still drive the cart to Laurel Manor from our home to paint. I still feel completely safe doing so and driving our precious daughter with me. That may change. If someone tells me I am not capable, I will listen.

It is very difficult, this issue, because aging affects us all differently. Almost impossible to make a one size fits all decision based on age.

Age is one factor in driving. As we all know there are many people who probably should not be at the wheel of a motor vehicle. Some still drive with their licenses revoked. We cannot seem to be able to legislate and enforce moral decisions. It is a worry to be sure.