Should there be an upper age limit on driving?

Question:
I was going round a roundabout this morning (clockwise) being the correct way and some 70+ women was coming towards me going the wrong way round the roundabout!

Answers:

Do you think that cell phones should be outlawed while operating an auto?

yes, my father in law is 71 and hes scary, he cant even see properly, i think all oaps should have to sit there test again, i bet the majority of them wouldnt pass. lol!

How did these people get stuck on PA roads for two days? Don't they know not to drive in an ice storm?

yes 27.

Car seat laws in California?


In the u.s.a. you are permitted to drive a car or moped with a weight < 17 Stones.

Can u b pulled by a trailer behind them in a vechile?

No upper age limit, but people should be re-tested every so often.

Is it bad pollution wise to ride your bicycle next to the street?

Like anything else, a simple age limit is not a good way of doing things. There are many 70+ people who are active and perfectly healty and drive very safely.

Free child car seats?


Every individual ages differently. To simply put a perscribed age on when someone should stop driving, would be like someone putting a perscribed age on when people should stop living.

Anyone know how old a child has to be to ride without a booster seat in VA?


The best way to handle safety on the road is to test individuals in a manner that can gauge their abilities and ensure they are safe.

Is it legal?

No ! maybe re/tested
the same at the other end !!! 17-21 re/tested each year up to 21 "works both ways"

What do the letters SUV stand for Is it Stupid Urban Vehicle.Or duz it mean?

I dont think that there should be an upper limit but after 60 they should be tested every 5 years. With no cost to themselves

Is it it legal to be a passenger in a vehicle whilst you have an open bottle of alcohol with you.?

I don't think there should be an upper age limit as such, but I do think every driver should go through refreasher training, just like any other form of training like first aid and health and saftety.

What websites have good info on Ohio's driving laws?


Just a thought!

Can I also have someone under 18 in the car if i have my permit?

I think after every 40 years after having your license you should be given another test to see if you can still drive alright. People over 70 can go on the buses for free anyway for transport!

Rude neighbor's parking leaves me with no place to park?

There are some that shouldn't be driving over 70,but there are a damn sight more who shouldnt be driving under age 20.

Do you think they should pass a law that would make truckers use radar cruise control that helps avoid ?

no but i think it would be safer to have regular test say from 65 then 5 year intervals. my mother is 77 and basically shouldn't be driving.

How many times have you driven drunk?

yeh old people should not be allowed to drive

How can i listen to emergency vehical raido scanners?

There was a very similar question asked just yesterday. I strongly oppose any initiative to remove a persons right to drive SOLELY based on their age. I concede that their are elderly drivers out there that perhaps should be retested, but there are also a disproportionate number of young people in the same boat. Bad drivers are off all ages and genders

I want my company to operate a 26' box truck, within a 100 mile radius, what regs are required of the driver

Yes definitly i was driving uo a slip road coming off the motorway and some daft old woman was heading towards us i think at 65 or 70 you should resit your test.

I own a motor-home sleeps 6 but has only 4 seat belts can i legally carry more people than i have seat belts?

More accidents and casualties are caused by drivers under 21 So perhaps under 21's should not be allowed to drive

There was a accdent with a semi truck it fell 90 feet off of a overpass?

No. They should have to take a driver's test every year though. My grandfather is almost 74 and still a good driver. I've known people half his age to drive like they just got their learner's permit.

4-door crash test ratings?

I don't think you can judge on age alone. Have a look at the insurance companys' statistics, they're the ones who know, they have to pay out.

How can I help a quadrapelegic boy get a lift for the van he rides in?


Personally I wouldn't object to a retest every 10 years say, tho' how that'd ever be achieved I don't know!
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