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Elderly Drivers Pose Growing Challenge for States and Auto Insurers

Features • June 7, 2004
As the nation's population ages, states are looking for ways to weed out people who shouldn't drive. Half the states have passed some form of elderly driver restrictions, usually laws that ...

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Subject: Driving is NOT a Right - It's a priviledge

Posted On: July 3, 2007, 2:12 pm CDT
Posted By: KJM
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Why is it I heard that saying 8 million times when I was in my teens yet no one seems to reitterate this to the elderly? Having been nailed in a SUV I was a passenger in by a man who was literally born BEFORE the Titanic sank - hello - that would be April of 1912 - I can attest that there comes a certain point in time when one should just NOT drive. Why is ageism a factor and there's more concern with offeneding someone and completely no regard for the safety of the population at large? Furthermore, why aren't insurance carriers doing a better job of screening these people. If you have to take an exam to get health insurance why don't you have to take an exam to get auto insurance?
Subject Posted By Posted On
Driving is NOT a Right - It's a priviledge KJM
Jul 3, 2007, 2:12 pm
RE: older drivers should not drive K. Topper
Feb 15, 2005, 8:43 am
elderly drivers are dangerous T. Hewitt
Feb 11, 2005, 5:01 pm
older drivers should not drive Jeremy Krause
Dec 12, 2004, 5:02 pm
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