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Should the elderly lose driving priveleges after a certain age?
According to studies, senior drivers have the highest rates of fatal car accidents per mile except teen-agers.
Just yesterday in STL, an 84 year old woman slammed through a school cafeteria wall, killing one student and injuring several others.
This summer, a 70 year old woman struck and killed a highway worker. The worker was on the shoulder of a closed lane. The driver was travelling an estimated 15 MPH over the work zone limit.
This morning, while heading to Walgreens to pick up a script for my wife, an elderly lady was driving in the middle "suicide" turn lane, ran a red light and struck a family waiting to make a left turn (coming the other direction) at a stoplight. Her first comment to police? "I don't know why that car was in MY lane....."
Should legislation be passed that senior citizens have to be retested at a certain age?
Poll to follow......
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