DRIVING AGE.. LiMIT?

Question

I KNOW THAT THERE IS A LAW THT STATES U SHOULD BE A CERTAIN AGE TO START DRIVING.... MY QUESTION IS SHOULD THERE BE ANOTHER LAW THAT STATES U SHOULD STOP DRIVING AT AFTER A CERTAIN AGE..... SAY UR 65 AND THE LAW WOULD SAY U CANT DRIVE AFTER 60.. SHOULD THAT DE MADE INTO A LAW.... I MEAN WOULDNT THE ROADS BE ALOT SAFER WITH OUT THE ELDERLY DRIVING I MEAN USUALLY THEY ARE THE ONES THAT DNT LOOK ONTO THE OTHET LANE WHEN THEY ARE GOIN TO CHANGE LANES... OR THEY ARE USUALLY THE ONES THAT SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC....

Answer 1

I don't think there is such a thing as that law. But i agree with you. I always see elderly people making mistakes when driving.  They just can't react as fast as the average driver on the road can. Or at least they should start testing older people at a certain age to make sure that they still can pass a driving exam.

I wonder how accurate those statistics really are. I mean think about how my senor drivers are on the road anyway. I can bet its a fraction of how may 15-20 year olds are out driving. The average senors doesn't drive too often. Where as the younger  drivers are out driving more, ei: school, work, friends, gym, dating, shopping.

If you have someone driving about 2-5 time a day vs. someone who drive 2-5 times a week of course there is a higher possibility of having an accident, and on top of that the fact that there are more young individuals driving vs. older.

So statistics are only as good as the data that's used.

But yes I agree that experience has allot to do with it also.

Answer 2

only if they are incapable of driving.

Even the best drivers make bad decisions. I have a couple guy friends that street race. Those boys are the best drivers. They know how to handle speed, so driving at a normal rate of travel is a piece of cake. But they still make the bad decision to fly down the highway at 100 mph in the middle of the night, don't they?

Old people are no worse than teenagers. Don't get me wrong, I'm seventeen, but we're not exactly the best drivers. I almost wreck all the time. Not becuase I can't drive, but because driving isn't an easy task. If you misjudge a distance, or take your eyes off the road for a split second, it's over.

Certain old people shouldn't be allowed to drive, though. Last summer, I was driving my boyfriend's brand new truck in the middle of the day, and some 94 yr old lady ran a red light and slammed into me. Nothing I could've done.

I think that old people should be required to take a yearly test every year after they turn 70. The test should be identical to the test 16 year old's have to take to get their licenses in the first place.

But 60 yr olds, that's too young. My g-parents are over 60, and their both better drivers than I am.

And If their slowing down traffic, PASS THEMMMMM! nothing annoys me more than someone that will ride someone but won't pass them.

Answer 3

It all depends on a persons ability. No there shouldn't be a law. My Grandfather is 90 and he drives daily. There's all kinds of people of any age that aren't responsible while driving. So y not move the age to 21 to get a license? There's alot more dangerous "Teen" drivers out there then the elderly.

Answer 4

MARCH 2008

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year olds.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 3,490 drivers in this age group died in motor vehicle crashes in 2006 and an additional 272,000 were injured.

Drivers age 15- to 20-years old accounted for 12.9 percent of all the drivers involved in fatal crashes and 16 percent of all the drivers involved in police-reported crashes.

Twenty-five percent of teen drivers killed were intoxicated. In 2002 (latest data available) the estimated economic cost of police-reported crashes involving drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 was $40.8 billion, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov ).

Among licensed drivers, young people between the ages of 15 and 20 have the highest rate of fatal crashes relative to other age groups, including the elderly. In fact, the risk of being involved in a fatal crash for teens is three times greater than for drivers age 65 to 69.

Immaturity and lack of driving experience are the two main factors leading to the high crash rate among teens.