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Everyone should have to retake the driving test (both written and practical) every five years. And if you don't pass on the first try or are in a crash where you are found at fault, it should be bumped up to every year for the following five years.
People drive dangerously because they've forgotten rules, or rules have changed, or they've had a physical or cognitive decline. And yet we're like "yep, you took a test once decades ago, good to go."
Dangerous driving kills so many people.
Totally agree! Also ppl like to bash on elderly persons. Statistically speaking you are most likely to be hit by a young or middle aged man.
I meeeeeean, there is a elderly guy in my neighberhood that only drives with his wife as a passenger, becuase he said he can barely see past his hood.
If someone couldn't pass a driving test, they shouldn't be driving. This should apply to everyone, elderly or not. It's just that elderly people are less likely to be in as good of a condition as when they got their license for the first time.