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Eugene Volokh argues here and here that the over-70 and over-80 drivers aren’t as dangerous as we think they are. Yes, they have far more crashes per mile driven–and far, far more fatal crashes–than other adults, but since they drive less than younger drivers, they don’t have any more accidents per driver.
Somehow, that’s not very comforting.
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Seriously, they need to make new laws that require the elderly to actually take the full drivers test, not just the written part, we don’t care if they can memorize the booklet. We want to make sure that when their brain says BRAKE, their foot actually moves in less than 1 minute!! I think we’ll see more accidents as the baby boomers age.
This is an area where personal reponsibility needs to step up. Will I enjoy taking my mother’s keys away (and driving her everywhere)? No. She’s a very independent woman and will take it hard. But how will I live with myself if I say, “It’s ok, she only goes to the hairdresser and the grocery these days” and she then kills a young mother with small children?
