Wheel rights: Should older drivers face restrictions?

 
The Oklahoman Editorial
Published: December 1, 2008

Driving while old isn’t a crime, but driving while feeble and nearly sightless perhaps should warrant extra scrutiny. As the baby boomer population ages, the number of older drivers will increase along with the potential for dangerous driving based on vision problems and slower reaction times.

Restricting driving privileges based on age assumes that drivers who reach a certain age are automatically dangerous. Thi...


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