Elderly man crashes car into restaurant lobby

My thoughts...As a driver I think it would be fair for the State to say 'All drivers that reach the age of ?? MUST take a short driving test yearly to be able to maintain their license.' The plus side of this for these seniors is that their licenses would be free. I think if there was this kind of incentive given that more seniors would be more than happy to prove they could still drive safely. They could re-test after passing a written test, and have a physical release from their Dr, and pass the eye exam and another driving test. Those on this classification would be tested every six months and after just one failure not be allowed to drive again. But then either taxi or bus service for them would be free or paid for by other means. One thing that every one dislikes and that's being dependent on others for things you could still do, if you could just get there and back. I drove commercial trucks for a living and would have no issues of following something like this.

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With all the texters, drunks, and old folks who don't remember which pedal is for what, it amazes me we don't have more deaths than we do.