Elderly Drivers by Jimmy Falzarano

Maybe I am being cruel, but I can't stand elderly drivers. Whenever I am driving and someone in front of me is holding up traffic, nine times out of ten it is an elderly person. Along with clogging the roads with their snail like driving, elderly drivers somehow manage to park their cars in places no one would have thought possible. See for yourself-- http://wbztv.com/local/wal.mart.danvers.2.1027911.html . I couldn't do that if i tried. A lot of the time the driver does not even realize what they have just done. You might call that shock, I call it being old.

Would you want your grandparents driving you somewhere? My Nana is 80 years old and i am more than happy to give her a ride or pick up anything she needs and would rather it be that way than have her be driving. I'll pick up everything she needs in one trip with no complaints to keep her and other drivers safe. In a sense, elderly drivers are controlling a speeding metal object that can drive through buildings. Now I'm not saying that just because your old means you shouldn't drive, but there should be some sort of test at say, 70 years old to renew your license. If you pass the driving test once and gain a lifetimes experience of driving you can pass it again, right? You don't see grandpa trying to join in on some back yard football games because he can't. Playing football and driving are clearly not the same but they both involve reflexes and at least some kind of movement. When your that old your body just isn't the same. I know from watching my grandmother struggle and then ask me to open a liter of soda. If you cant twist a cap then how can someone grip a steering wheel?

Another driving test when your older isn't one to keep you from driving, it is one to prove that you can. Unless someone fears they wont pass the test, there should be no objection to taking another driving test. Next time you sympathize with elderly drivers, think if it was your younger sibling who was in a crosswalk.