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Originally posted by Butrflied
My only accident was in a parking lot when some 88 year old man t-boned me. I had the right of way, he was on a parking lane. He totally didn't see me, no braking squeels or anything, just slammed into the left side of my car. Luckily it was a parking lot so we were less then 20mph, but still left a killer dent in my car.
A few months after, another friend was hit by an 88 year old pulling out of a parking lot.
And two summers ago, a friend of mine was killed on a motorcycle when an old couple pulled out infront of him, they never saw him coming.
I'm all for retesting, its more necessary then ever with the growing elderly population.
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the problem is the elderly get the same test we do, they should be given a more advanced test that will challange them in high risk situations and in quick judgement situations. Like a test where a kid runs in front of the car, or where a car pulls out and they need to react quickly. With age you lose your brain to body part reaction time which is the most important thing while driving. It's the same as driving drunk, your censory system is jaded.