Senior Citizens: Safe Drivers or Roadway Hazards

Senior Citizens: Safe Drivers or Roadway Hazards Driving is a simple task that many of us perform on a day to day basis. Most people are safe drivers, while a few are incapable of driving safely. Safe and capable is how most senior citizens can be viewed, however, there are some exceptions. A simple retesting of the senior citizens would make the roads more safe. Senior citizens' sixty-five and over should be allowed to drive …

…make the roads safer and would reduce the number of roadway accidents. Drivers who are incapable of driving safely would have their licences taken away. Most senior citizens are safe drivers and pose no threat to the safety of others, but a few do pose a serious threat. These are the people that retesting is designed to restrict. The retest is not to hamper the independence of senior citizens, but is just a safety precaution.