Old people (over 65) should be made to take assessments every couple of years to check if they ARE safe to drive.

So many accidents are caused indirectly by old people who cruise along at unecessarily slow speeds for road conditions. People trapped behind them get pissed off and overtake....and accidents happen.

Why do they need to drive so slow? Is it because they can't see well enough, or because they know they are unable to react quickly? Whichever way, most of them are more of a liablility than young drivers.

ChimpyChompy ur absolutly right cuz i had an old bus driver thats been driving me for 2 years and that pissed me off big time..i was embarest to be in the same vehicle...she wud stop at a 4 way stop sign causing traffic just to fix her hair, she wud drive on both lanes not knowing cars r honking, she wud take the stpuid route like she once drove past the my school and not noticing, she even driven across a red light. alot of honking cars through the years. im glad i didnt have her for my 3rd year, and hopfully shes not driving me to skool this year..

ANYONE can make an initial mistake but, as happens here, there seems to be one aspect that is exclusive to the elderly. Namely, the post-mistake panic involving the inability to correct that mistake... turing what ought to be a small personal embarrassment (jumping forward a couple of yards) into a public gore-fest (staying on that gas pedal until the car hits an immovable object). Fast reactions are essential in these situations to keep damage to a minimum.
A similar thing happened here a few years back. An elderly woman got on her gas pedal for whatever reason... ploughed into people waiting for a bus then (in a "panic") proceeded to wreck all the parked cars at the side of the road for over a hundred yards before a wall or truck stopped her. It was CARNAGE. I've never heard of one of these incidents being caused by other than an elderly woman. Young people.... and apparently elderly gents too... manage to find the brakes within a few yards.

this wouldn't be a problem if DMV building was made of steel and concrete bricks not plywood and lego bricks.

Give all old people License forever..
To many people on the planet anyway

old farts and driving just don't mix