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CMV: Old people need to have their driver’s licenses renewed yearly

I think this needs to start at age 70. Here is why:

1. The older you get, your response time and judgment are increasingly compromised. At a certain age (I forget how old), you are statistically more dangerous than a drunk driver.

2. I realize that some people keep their mental and physical faculties for longer. But in general, people start declining fast at retirement age. Yes, there are bad drivers that are way younger, and yes, we need to be better at screening or removing bad drivers from the street.

3. The test to renew yearly needs to be much harder to pass than a traditional license. This will slowly weed out those that are losing their touch.

4. DMV’s can still issue state ID cards in place of licenses for identification purposes. Many states already do this.

I can’t tell you how many horror stories I’ve heard of old people dying, killing someone, or almost doing both. My wife’s grandfather has fallen asleep multiple times at the wheel. He also forgot where he parked the car and reported it stolen, only for it to be found a month later exactly where he had left it. His kids finally had to take the keys away, after he was pulled over driving 45 on the interstate (speed limit 80). 

I’ve also personally witnessed old people driving up one way roads the wrong direction, ignore red lights or stop signs, cut people off, and just drive generally horribly (I live in Florida, so there is a disproportionate number of old people). I realize that this is not universal, and that some old people drive just fine. But the majority really struggle, especially as car tech keeps advancing.

But what about those who can still drive well? A once-a-year visit to the DMV will not affect their lives, even if they make a stink about it. Legal immigrants do it all the time in some states (personal experience). It will just make the roads much safer to slowly weed out these old drivers.

Don’t get me wrong, I love old people. My oldest grandfather is 76, and he still works and functions normally. But there are many his age or younger that are severely impaired. It needs to change.
gpt
Why target old people specifically? A bad driver is dangerous irregardless of age. Applying the test to all drivers would get all dangerous drivers off of the road instead of just the old dangerous drivers.

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As a follow up question, men are killed in car accidents about 2.4 times as frequently as women. Would you propose that men be subject to a yearly driver's test while women are not?