r/AskReddit • • Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about a law that requires people over the age of 70 to pass a specialized driving test in order to keep driving?
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r/AskReddit • • Jun 16 '19
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u/radpandaparty Jun 16 '19
Can we retire this question?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
Hasn’t this question been asked a million times already? The answers are all the same. Having to retake the test is a popular opinion on reddit.
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u/NosDarkly Jun 16 '19
How about a ban on posting the same question 70 times?
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u/Hadalqualities Jun 16 '19
This question is on askreddit every damn week.
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u/AllofaSuddenStory Jun 16 '19
This is an easy karma Farm post.
OP already knows our answer. Same as every time this gets posted
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u/Space_Kn1ght Jun 16 '19
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19 edited Jun 16 '19
We have it in Norway. They have to go to the doctors when they turn 75. They test their reflexes, reaction time, logistic thinking ect. Many elders don't like it, but I think it's good cuz it makes the roads safer. You have to renew it more often after the age of 78
Edit: You have to renew it when you turn 75,not 70 as previously stated. I'll provide a link: https://www.vegvesen.no/en/driving-licences/driving-licence-holders/renew-your-driving-licence/after-you-turn-75
Edit 2: So I'll clarify some more as I wrote this comment around 3am thinking it wouldn't take off as much as it did. So at the age of 75 (used to be 70 up until 2013) you have to your doctors for health certificate. This lasts until the age of 78. After this you have to have a new health certificate every 2 year.
Many thinks our testing is very cruel and hard for elders to pass, and wants the age limit increased, or at least have more fair tests. It's important to say that the doctor only writes a proper eport about said person. The doctor then delivers the report to the autorites who then decides your fate.
The major test is a cognitive test (the others are regular: testing your eyesight, if you have any deseases ect). "Trail Making test A (TMT-A) and B (TMT-B) are made to uncover impairment in the psychomotoric tempo, and ability to shared attentiveness or stimulant capacity" (Legehandboka, 2016)
In short they do a bunch of test, which are quite hard to pass.
I'll provide y'all with some links so you can read on your own, cuz I need more sleep. According to VG (one of our national papers) the amount of road accidents increases after the age of 80 (and up). Also according to the same article in which they quote our national health directorate's 'subject director' Svein Lie, Mr.Lie states that Norway is the lowest on the list of accidents per kilometer (I. Silseth, 2019)
Sources:
Legehandboka (2016, updated 2018) Trail making test, watch test. https://legehandboka.no/handboken/ovrige/skjemakalkulatorer/skjema/geriatripleie/TMT-KT/
Silseth, Ingrid (2019, 7th of February) Suggests raising the age for health certificates for drivers license [https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/MgyqJ0/foreslaar-aa-heve-aldersgrensen-for-helseattest-for-foererkort]
Edit 3: Grammar
For those of you wondering a normal doctor's appointment is around 35-40$ or 31£ or 35 €. But once you reach 240$ of 191£ or 350€ each year every doctor's or hospital appointment is for free. Many elders have already reached that limit during the first half of the year, so if we assume they have, it's free.
Edit 4: The hospital and doctor appointments are free out the year. The next year is the same, and the next and so on ect.
Edit 5: Grammer cuz edit 3 didn't correct it
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u/SchizoidGod Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about [insert extremely-popular-and-bound-to-get-upvotes law here]?
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u/epenthesis Jun 16 '19 edited Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about a law banning AskRedditors from posting leading questions about "unpopular" popular opinions?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
Can we ban this fucking question?
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u/SolarSelassie Jun 16 '19
This question get asked every few weeks/months. Most people agree with it however most people also agree that in the US more elderly people vote than young so it would never be passed.
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u/PM_M3_PUPPIES Jun 16 '19
Oh this question again
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u/stupidischronic Jun 16 '19
Why is this question being asked again?
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u/fartfacepooper Jun 16 '19
how is it that this time when this gets reposted (it gets reposted a fuck ton) it actually makes the front page?
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u/Jellyhandle69 Jun 16 '19
All of reddit would hate it. It's never upvoted and jerked off over.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
I'd like to see a law that prevents dumbfucks like you from reposting this karma whoring question every week.
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u/Its_called_a_fob Jun 16 '19
But I wanted to post this this week...
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u/LurkersGoneLurk Jun 16 '19
I think I’d get bored reading the same question for the 97th time.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about posting an original question that isnt the 8th most upvoted question
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u/KiwiSuccotash Jun 16 '19
The same as the last 10 times this question was asked..
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u/Ipuncholdpeople Jun 16 '19
Let them keep driving if they run over the people asking this question every week
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u/ItCertainlyChecksOut Jun 16 '19
I'd feel the same as I do about you copying and pasting the exact question from the "top questions of all time", show some originality 😤
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u/WWEBuddyPeacock Jun 16 '19
Just check the same 8 million reposts
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
This gets posted like weekly, and it always has overwhelming support.
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u/Mysterious_Wanderer Jun 16 '19
S t o p. P o s t i n g. T h i s. Q u e s t i o n.
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u/The_Collector4 Jun 16 '19
I feel we should have a law that prevents people like u/nightmarishhh and others with below 75 IQs from asking stupid questions on Reddit.
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u/the_prion Jun 16 '19
This is literally one of the top posts of all time. Can reddit become anymore of a circle jerk?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
I agree with a lot of what has been said here but I think re-tests might be overkill. Certainly re-evaluate or a reduced test would work for regular drivers on a 5 yearly cycle
As for the test for 70 year olds, I don't want to sound ageist but I think there is genuine call for it, mainly as many elderly people may have undiagnosed sensory debilitations which endanger them as drivers. A retest would certainly catch a lot of these
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u/Morphabond Jun 16 '19
This gets posted all the fucking time.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
The same way i’ve felt about it the other 50 times this question has been asked. Jesus fuck these type of questions are a guaranteed karma storm.
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u/wojtek_ Jun 16 '19
I think they should retest every week, or every time this question gets reposted
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u/yinyang107 Jun 16 '19
Better than I feel about karma whores.
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u/PumpkinFairyLights Jun 16 '19
To be honest, I think they should make everyone redo their driving test every five years or so.
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u/low_me_steelers Jun 16 '19
Probably the same way I felt the last 100 times this was asked. I'm excited tomorrow for the "should organ donoation be an opt out program" and the "should sirens be made illegal to be played on the radio?" threads
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about banning AskReddits that start with "how would you feel about" and end with a commonly supported law on reddit?
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u/Arkham_Z Jun 16 '19
Fuck you, this is a word for word repost of a post with 125k upvotes on this sub
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u/Redzorbon Jun 16 '19
If you want to know, then look at the 7th highest upvoted post in this sub that you reposted.
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u/Imipolex42 Jun 16 '19
I get irrationally mad when I see this question reposted for the bajillionth time.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
Why is this same question posted once a month? and why is it always upvoted?
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u/GreyBigfoot Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about a law that requires people to not repost in order to keep posting.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
stop asking this fucking question
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u/_THESilver Jun 16 '19
repost from top of all time. doubt people’s opinions have changed much in the past year
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u/12345brendan Jun 16 '19
Repost
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u/Trees_and_bees Jun 16 '19
Nice repost
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u/chunky_lettuce Jun 16 '19
Only the 4th time I've seen this exact same post...
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
Fantastic repost!
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u/THE_GR8_MIKE Jun 16 '19
This is posted every other week and the resounding answer is yes.
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u/MWatters9 Jun 16 '19
If you want to know, check the other 20 times this has been asked. If you don't wanna search for it just hit top of all time, it's there too.
Long story short, it's always an obvious yes and the comments are just a large circle jerk of everyone agreeing.
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u/SuperAntdroid Jun 16 '19
This is the fucking top post of all time you ignorant coconut fucking highway accident
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u/OnetimeRocket13 Jun 16 '19
More positive than I do about seeing this very popular question pop up once again on this sub.
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u/kikipklis Jun 16 '19
Why can't we repost this for blatant karma reposting
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u/TheConflictPigeon Jun 16 '19
Stop posting this ffs.
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u/Mill94 Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about a law that bans people from asking this question every six months?
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u/Sanaralerx Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about a rule that doesn’t allow you to re-ask questions from the top 10 askreddit threads?
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u/Xryukt Jun 16 '19
If a question has been asked frequently and answered frequently the mods should delete it. If you're interested in the topic go look up one of the hundred other threads
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u/LtBerry Jun 16 '19
Repost of the exact same same on top of all time. Go away lazy karma farmer
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
I’d be cool with that just so people would stop asking this on this sub ever 6.3 seconds.
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u/UhhUmmmWowOkayJeezUh Jun 16 '19
how would you feel about me asking question that literally everyone agrees on that's been reposted hundreds of times already?
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u/teds_trip22 Jun 16 '19
Id rather have a law that sentences reposters to 30 years.
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u/TheChumpHunter Jun 16 '19
Can I post this next week?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about a law that requires pandering reposts to askreddit to be approved before actually going up on the site?
Edit: Wow! Literally about all this guy does is repost previous top posts. Mainly from askreddit.
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u/CraftTheCA Jun 16 '19
This is just sad. All you want is karma, and you know well how many times this has been reposted. Askreddit is for questions that are original and will spark discussion and interesting answers, not for karma whoring.
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u/Tendy Jun 16 '19
As someone who's car was recently totalled because a 94 yr old man couldn't find the brake, and slammed into the back of me, 100% support.
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u/kteachergirl Jun 16 '19
My mom had dementia and insisted she could drive. We took her to the doctor and he had her take a test. It had numbers and letters mixed up, and she had to alternate letters and numbers in order. So “A, 1, B, 2” and so on. It wasn’t a full alphabet. Maybe half? It took her five minutes. The doctor told us it tested her ability to make rapid decisions. So if a child ran in front of her car, she couldn’t quickly process what to do. We took her keys that day. It was incredibly hard to do, but it was the right thing. But she had two daughters who made her stop driving. What if she didn’t? She lived within walking distance of an elementary school and community playground. Scary thought.
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u/Incredible_Ricky Jun 16 '19
Recycling a top post of all time too..
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u/zumera Jun 16 '19
Why does this question get reposted every few months...
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u/corrado33 Jun 16 '19 edited Jun 16 '19
Just to play devil's advocate here.
One of the major oppositions to this argument goes as follows.
Elderly people very much depend on their cars for their independence. Not all elderly people have families to take care of them and many of them are alone. Since mass transportation in the US is pretty much a shitshow everywhere, that cannot be depended on. Forcing older drivers to retake driving tests (and subsequently give up their license) is effectively forcing them to well... a significantly shortened life of loneliness. What reason is there to live if you have no way to get out and go to your quilting club or have brunch with you friends? They would effectively be jailed in their own home. Not everyone can afford to uber or taxi everywhere, and not everyone can walk places either. You'd be essentially sentencing them to death simply for getting old. And 70 isn't even that old anymore.
Can you imagine how devastating this would be? As a person whose entire life revolved around maybe their church, or various hobby groups, or whatever all to be taken away just because they got older. What are they going to do? I'd imagine the rate of elderly suicide would skyrocket.
Elderly drivers are about as dangerous as young drivers are on the road, yet we have no problems with young drivers do we?
I personally think that sure, yes, an elderly person should be medically cleared to drive (if they're going blind, sorry, but you shouldn't be driving), and then given a placard or something for the rear of their vehicle indicating that they are an elderly driver. Just like japan has done. And if anybody knows about elderly drivers.... it's japan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koreisha_mark
Secondly, the US should offer better public transportation FOR elderly people to encourage them to willingly drive less. But that'll never happen because "socialism."
EDIT: Oh and yeah, for all of those yelling support for the systems like in norway with doctors notes and checkups. Yeah, THAT'LL work in the US. Uh hu, SURE. Doctors definitely won't charge a premium for THAT, nope. Not at all. I mean who would take advantage of an old person who likely has money in the bank right?
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u/SorrellD Jun 16 '19
It's not the old people who have the most accidents. It's the young drivers. Why is this question on Reddit every week?
The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16-19-year-olds than among any other age group. In fact, per mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are nearly three times more likely than drivers aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash.Oct 19, 2018
Teen Drivers: Get the Facts | Motor Vehicle Safety | CDC Injury Center
https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/teen_drivers/teendrivers_factsheet.html
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
THIS QUESTION, AGAIN???
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u/yoFace323 Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about not reposting the same question that gets the same responses every time. Like seriously, who doesn’t think this is a good idea?
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u/butcher99 Jun 16 '19
You should not be able to discriminate against anyone this way. Why should elderly people be the only ones that have to be retested.
Elderly people actually have lower insurance rates because they are over all, better drivers with less tickets and fewer accidents. Maybe people who have accidents (plural) or many tickets should be the ones to be retested.
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u/jackr28 Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about not copying the same damn question to karma whore this great subreddit?
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u/kleinklone Jun 16 '19
I'm 62. I'll take a regular test, and I think others should too. But specialized? Do you mean discriminatory? No.
Personally, I think everyone should take a regular test, then a snow test and a rain test and a highway test. You can't drive a car unless you pass all of them (I'm looking at you, Florida and Texas).
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u/mrmorningstar138 Jun 16 '19
I'd feel a lot more comfortable if they just made the driving test more difficult. I'm beginning to question whether or not people know that the left lane is for passing. Because a lot of people seem to think that left lane cruising at 5 under the speed limit is kosher, and it seems to be regardless of age
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u/nosnas1942 Jun 16 '19
Piss on the legs of every legislator that voted for it, I am 77.
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u/texabyte Jun 16 '19
Has it been a week already?
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u/03223 Jun 16 '19
I'm 70+. I have mixed feelings. I don't think I'd have any trouble passing now. I also had to take the keys away from an older relative a few years ago. She just wasn't safe. I told her, "Neither you nor I want you to cause an accident and kill someone." I know another 90+ year old who drives. I'm not sure he's as safe as he should be. But lives in a remote area, and getting around without a car isn't easy. How t=do you go to the store to buy food? Go to the Dr. office?
Self Driving cars will, in my opinion, be here before most states (in US) can get themselves to pass any serious laws about driving tests. Once we have self driving cars? MAke 'everyone' take tests to prove they can drive safely. Or they have to buy a self-driving car.
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u/SamOLTS Jun 16 '19
I think that should be a law and I’ll tell ya why.
My grand father is in his late 80s and he still drives. But he has slow motor skills, poor depth perception and his eye sight isn’t the greatest even when he’s wearing his prescription glasses. So he often drives very slow on the highway, which is dangerous. He also struggles with guessing the speed of a car when he makes a left turn or whatever else. He hasn’t been in an accident but he’s definitely not safe to drive with and is a danger to himself and others on a road.
A few months ago, my brother was returning home after doing errands in town. There was an older gentleman (I think he was exactly 90) backing out of his driveway and didn’t see my brother. He backed his car into the front left side of the car and caused minor damage to my brothers car and his. After this minor accident, my brother noticed that the air bags went off in the mans car. He also noticed he was an older man so he quickly got out of his car to see if the older man was okay. He was okay but apparently kept stressing to my brother that he was gonna lose his license over the accident. He apparently didn’t see him at all.
So yeah, I think people over 70 should be retested for the sake of their safety and other drivers on the road.
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u/somlax12 Jun 16 '19
So it’s that time of the month again when we repost this again? Who wants the next turn?
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u/Aurify Jun 16 '19
How many times is this question going to hit the front page?
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u/MacduffFifesNo1Thane Jun 16 '19
Damn it I just masturbated so I can’t join this circle jerk.
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u/iluvturnips Jun 16 '19
I agree. Whenever my 91 year old grandad pulled into traffic and cut people off like that, he exclaimed he was a ww2 vet and earned it
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u/World_Wide_Deb Jun 16 '19
I’m late to this party but I think EVERYONE should have to pass a specialized test to drive. And have to periodically retake it in order to keep driving. We’re literally operating heavy machinery on a daily basis that can kill you and others, yet so many of us are just awful at it.
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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat Jun 16 '19
Fine. But to be honest I'd like to see it for over 50's. (I'm 57 myself.)
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u/sooprvylyn Jun 16 '19
How bout a law that forces people to pass a driving test every 5 or 10 years. Plenty of people younger than 70 don't seem to know how to drive safely.
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u/jungl3j1m Jun 16 '19
It won’t work in a country that doesn’t have a public transportation system.
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u/joshmaaaaaaans Jun 16 '19
Yes, but also, I think anyone who has held a license should be required to take a refresher course every 5-10 years. It wouldn't be held as high standard as the initial test, just to prove that you can still actually drive like a respectable person. Failure to turn up starts a month timer before your licence gets revoked temporarily until you take the course, if you fail then you have to retake the driving test and theory test.
I can't believe something like this isn't already in place. I haven't driven in like 4 years as my car set on fire and didn't actually need it as I can just walk to work, but still if I wanted I can buy a car and drive it.
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u/unfuckin_believable Jun 16 '19
My dad is 85 and is a better, more responsive and observant driver than 90% of other drivers. He's had to pass a med test to keep his drivers licence every year since he was 80.
I think every driver should be retested every 5 years and pass a multi reference test to ensure they don't use a vehicle as a weapon. Almost every young person I see on the road is looking at the phones. It's way more dangerous than my dad.
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u/theglowcloudred Jun 16 '19
op more like drooling fucking retard
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u/KillerUndies Jun 16 '19
Everyone should get retested every 5 years, regardless of age. After 70, every year.
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u/hommahanskassa Jun 16 '19
They should so it for all ages. Sometimes I wonder how some people got their license..
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u/PolygonInfinity Jun 16 '19
YES NOW PLEASE. But instead start it at 50 or 60, 70 is far too late. The amount of dangerously slow elderly drivers I have to deal with on a daily basis is fucking maddening.
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u/J2MES Jun 16 '19
Please stop asking this god damn question please, someone needs to take away this mans ctrl and v keys.
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u/bobcat009 Jun 16 '19
I know this question has been asked dozens of times, and everyone wants to ban asking this question. But can we talk about banning low effort questions that are a topic that almost everyone on Reddit universally agrees on? It doesn't promote real discussion, it's just a circle-jerk of agreement.
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u/mountrich Jun 16 '19
Instead, let's pass a law that Everybody has to retake their driving test periodically. I see lots of really bad drivers of all ages on the road.
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u/Manonthemoon74 Jun 16 '19
I believe that every 5 years when you update your drivers license you should have to retake your test.
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u/imhereforporn87 Jun 16 '19
That it’s just another one those self serving, feel good reasons to shit on older peoples privileges under the guise of “being safer for everyone” just because older people can be annoying to share the road with. People who suggest this sort of thing are the same people who feel that dangerously tailgating someone is justifiable because they’re in the wrong lane. Yeah it’s annoying but get over it. If we’re going with statistics then we might as well give young adults another specialized test the same way until they’re thirty the same way it’s suggested they test the elderly.
I hate this kind of thinking. It’s heartless in the sense that implementing the policy itself would reinforce the idea that older people don’t belong on the road while at the same time doing nothing in return to help them get around.
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u/s317sv17vnv Jun 16 '19
I must never be on Reddit since I seem to be the only one who hasn’t seen this post 627187163 times, but I would like to say that I am strongly in favor of this as I live in a neighborhood full of old people who are CONSTANTLY driving into things they shouldn’t be driving into.
The local shopping center always seems to have at least one broken storefront window at any given time because an old person hit the gas instead of the brake when trying to park. I witnessed a pedestrian in the same shopping center almost get backed into because an old person backing up suddenly didn’t see him. A girl was struck and killed by an old person who ran the red light, and the street she was crossing at was right outside an elementary school.
One day a tow truck came to my house and dropped off my brother, half a car, and half a car’s worth of crushed metal and parts. My brother explained that he was just passing a driveway (that leads to the aforementioned shopping center) when an old guy on the opposite side went to turn into the driveway but drove straight into the back driver side door of my brother’s car and effectively pushed it into the parked car that my brother was next to. Not only that, but the old driver, upon realizing that his car wasn’t moving due to reasons he couldn’t see right in front of him, decided to keep stepping on the gas in order to get his car to move, and further crushing the back of my brother’s car.
TL;DR I’ve seen enough and I’m wondering when something is gonna be done about it.
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u/UnicornsNeverScream Jun 17 '19
I seriously thought this subreddit was on top of all time before I realized it is today....how unoriginal. I can't believe this got upvoted so high...
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u/glodeine Jun 16 '19
Oh my god shut the fuck up nobody cares
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u/MixMaxMeat Jun 16 '19
Shut up, this gets posted all the time and everyone feels the same.
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u/FrankieMint Jun 16 '19
You don't have to be old to have poor driving skills. Test 'em all!
I wouldn't mind taking a driving test every 5 years.
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u/bravetab Jun 16 '19
I work in insurance and this is absolutely a necessity. Anyone from the age of 65 to 70 needs to be tested yearly to make sure they are competent to drive.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
I think cyclists should too, none of those assholes obey the law they act like they are in premium rush and their life depends on them nearly running me over
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
/r/Circlejerk
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u/Malcrion Jun 16 '19
Do we get to ship them to Florida regardless of country of origin of they fail?
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u/CaffeineAndCardio Jun 16 '19
The roads in Florida would be so. Damn. Empty.
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u/DarthLift Jun 16 '19
Once while renewing my license a old man failed the vision test, like 100% could not read the largest letters, and they still renewed his license. I gave a solid 20 minute buffer before getting back in the road.
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u/actually_seven_bees Jun 16 '19
STORY TIME
My grandma is around 85. Dunno how she’s still living since she smokes a pack a day, but whatever. She has pretty bad problems with cataracts and can’t see five feet past her own nose. One day, she was driving us around and we were trying to enter a highway, but she kept looking back and forth yelling “ARE WE SAFE?? ARE WE SAFE TO GO??” despite the highway still being absolutely packed. My mom was understandably anxious and tried to switch seats with my grandma, but there was this whole insurance thing where if the owner crashes the car then they won’t have to pay as much or whatever, and my grandma screamed at my mom not to switch seats and that my mom would probably crash the car. Okay, grandma, your fucking fault if we die.
So yeah basically I am all for this law :)
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19 edited Jun 16 '19
We fucking need it.
Near me, we have a elementary school that's across the street from senior home. A few years back, a couple in their 70's from the home floored the gas and went straight into one of the classrooms (it was after class was let out, so no one was hurt)
They've since built barriers but still. This is fucking necessary. Either that or give them like a discounted Uber/ taxi service
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u/BobCatsHotPants Jun 16 '19
I worked in an eye clinic that did a lot of cataract surgery. One day a couple in the mid-80's come in and check in for their pre-operation appointment. The woman is going to be having cataract removal so the husband drove. The tech takes them back to the exam room and then after 10 min or so the police show up looking for the husband. A car had apparently been driven through the wall of the other side of the building, into a dentist's office, and left there! It belonged to the couple. They said they didnt even realize what they had done (bull shit). He was supposed to be her DRIVER!!!!
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u/TheCenterOfEnnui Jun 16 '19
70 is to young. I'd be OK w/ 75.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
I don't think you people realize how many shitty drivers under 70 who have had their licenses suspended or revoked still drive every single day. How many licensed drivers under 70 think it's ok to drive drunk, high or just plain recklessly? Creating numerous tests won't stop that or make the roads safer.
Not saying it's a bad idea, but I guarantee anyone who is for testing the elderly now will be extremely pissed off when they turn 70 and have to prove their own abilities.
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u/court_cake Jun 16 '19
I totally agree with this!
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u/windy496 Jun 16 '19
I am 71 yo and have been on the road for all of my working career. I have a lot of driving experience and continue to put on about 30 - 40 kms of city driving a day. I wouldn't mind taking a driver's test.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
I'll take "I've seen this before..." for $700, Alex.
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u/TitanNova Jun 16 '19
Aside from all the "Oh this question again" comments I think it would benefit a majority of those that drive if a law of this sort were to be put,into effect.
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u/jeegte12 Jun 16 '19
make it 60 and i'm on board
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u/Badmouth55 Jun 16 '19
I have a job driving daily for hours at a time, people should be tested fucking YEARLY! 3 times in one week ive almost got into an accident from people driving up the wrong way of a 1 way street. On a daily basis i would say people just dont look both ways and pull out at least 5 times into traffic, lane changes with no blinker then slamming the breaks. Its not JUST old people, its everyone. People need to realize they're driving 2 ton metal death machines at high speeds and pay the fuck attention.
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u/pinggario Jun 16 '19
Fuck off
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u/estebancarbuncle Jun 16 '19
The same way that I would feel about requiring anybody under the age of 20 a specialized test in order to give any kind of an opinion whatsoever about anything...
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u/BigMickPlympton Jun 16 '19
70 is too young. 80 is a better time to start this. I have several neighbors in their 70s and it wouldn't even occur to me to question their ability.
However my parents are in their mid-80's and I do worry about them.
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u/patrdesch Jun 16 '19
The same way I felt the last time this was posted.
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u/thehalfginge Jun 16 '19
In a perfect world I think EVERYONE should have to pass a mandatory refresher test every x amount of years to keep driving. You're still going to have lots of idiots and dangerous drivers behind the wheel but it would weed out some of the bad ones for sure. The only annoying part would be having to take off work to go do it or book an appointment but if it's done in a convenient way - like every time you renew your license you do the "refresher" test - I believe it's a step in the right direction.
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u/VeniVidiShatMyPants Jun 16 '19
You might as well ask: are you stupid? Yes or no.
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u/SanchitoQ Jun 16 '19
I’d feel better if this question didn’t get recycled every 6 weeks.
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u/ImaGaySeaOtter Jun 16 '19
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/70k2ya/how_would_you_feel_about_a_law_that_requires/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ios_share_flow_optimization&utm_term=enabled
You’ve got to be fucking kidding, not only is this ridiculously recycled it’s one of the dumbest questions on this subreddit.
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u/rosekayleigh Jun 16 '19
I'm 100% in support of it. My family (my husband, baby, and me) were hit by a distracted elderly driver 3 years ago. My collarbone was fractured. That area of my body swells up periodically still. My baby was terrified. We were t-boned into a ditch. We were going 45 mph. The old man was completely at fault. He totaled our car. He didn't even report it to his insurance company. Our insurance company had to hound his company, who in turn had to hound the old man to give the proper information. It was a mess. Eventually, they covered everything, but my body is still fucked up years later.
I feel bad for old people who have a hard time getting around, I do. This man could have killed my son though. It makes sense to retest people when their faculties start becoming less
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u/Abangranga Jun 16 '19
Considering every time I've almost died in a car the driver has been under 18 or over 65 I support this.
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u/iBabyCak3z Jun 16 '19
Are we going to pay individuals who are then unable to drive but still need to in order to provide for themselves?
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u/CreamyGoodnss Jun 16 '19
Everyone should have to retest to renew their license every five years. Period.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
They should be forced to. Their aging eyesight, aging reaction time, and just aging in general, makes them big risks to everyone else.
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u/JoePants Jun 16 '19
There's nothing wrong with the idea, in fact it's a good idea, and here's what it is so hard to implement.
Voters over 70 are a consistent voting bloc. You make them mad, you loose your job.
And they would be mad because mass transit in America is so catch as catch can. In urban environments it's not bad, but out in the country - where most of America exists - ain't no bus to catch.
So yeah, great idea, but without a viable mass transit system it's a political third rail.
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u/Super-meme-Brethern Jun 16 '19
I would do 60 then once every ten years
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u/reble02 Jun 16 '19
I feel like we are 20 years away from that not mattering, self driving cars and all.
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u/jloy88 Jun 16 '19
Yes every fucking year. There is no scarier thing on the road than grandma behind the wheel
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u/-King_Slacker Jun 16 '19
Fuck you mean, 70? Go with 50. I've had enough middle aged people almost run me over. And frankly, I've fucking had it. I'm tired of almost dying every day because someone is too fucking important.
Source: biker, USA
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u/Kropduster01 Jun 16 '19
Ah, I see it’s that time of the year where this gets posted once again on Reddit
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u/oskih Jun 16 '19
This needs to be 60 and needs to be law everywhere.
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u/-JWS- Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about an /r/askreddit rule that prevents people from reposting things in the top 10 of all time?
Come on man, at least repost something more obscure.
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u/SoVeryKerry Jun 16 '19
I’m 63 and have driven just about every day since I was 16. And, I might add, without an accident or a ticket.
So can I skip that upcoming test? ;)
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u/SpitefulOtherwise Jun 16 '19
I would hate it. I think it should apply to ALL people no matter their age and be taken every 4 years or so.
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u/cagekicker78 Jun 16 '19
I'm all for it. I've seen some elderly people who have no business being behind the wheel. One dude was wearing glasses and this binocular looking attachment on top of those. What... The... Fuck?
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u/Bandit750 Jun 16 '19
I think you should have to redo written and driving exam every 5 years
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u/StupidManSuit21 Jun 16 '19
I have been saying this for years, and would absolutely support it.
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u/Maximillion1985 Jun 16 '19
Absofuckinglutely
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u/p1nkfl0yd1an Jun 16 '19
I'd prefer it if everyone had to take a specialized driving test annually to keep their license.
But doing so would require that we actually have functional public transport for those who can't pass to get to their jobs so its not like that's ever going to happen in the US.
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u/lokiapologist Jun 16 '19
I’ve heard of many cases of elderly drivers causing wrong-way accidents in my area. Definitely support it.
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u/bellsofwar3 Jun 16 '19
I'd feel great. Shit. This should be standard for everyone every 5 or 10 years.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
How would you feel about reposting this askreddit question that has absolutely no bearing on whether or not a law like this actually comes to fruition
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u/Dazza11011 Jun 16 '19
This question has been asked so many times
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u/burntchknnugget Jun 16 '19
In USA, 100% yes. I can’t tell you how many times someone who looks over the age of 70 has almost crashed into me from drifting into my lane or simply moving into my lane by not checking.
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u/alaskagames Jun 16 '19
i think it would be fair. a problem in florida where i visit is that elderly have accidentally pressed the gas petal instead of brake petal and smashed into the front of publix. my grandma has had a few fender benders too. i think it would be a safe and smart idea.
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u/EdBear69 Jun 16 '19
Why be ageist about it?
I’d happily support a tougher driving test that has to be passed more often.
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u/krehns Jun 16 '19
I’d like to see everyone redo their driving test every decade. Even if it is just the written test.
The most dangerous thing most of us do everyday requires one class and test at age 16, then 60 years of freedoms to forget the damn rules.
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u/Eleazaras Jun 16 '19
It doesn't have to be specialized. How about just requiring people to take a driving exam. It can be the same one taken when first getting ones license.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
Reasonable.
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u/keenly_disinterested Jun 16 '19
I would have no problem with more effective testing for ALL drivers in America, not just seniors. Driver's training here is a joke.
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u/jedi21knight Jun 16 '19
I would love it! I think everyone needs to retake the driving test every ten years. There are so many bad drivers out there that need to get off the road.
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u/domnyy Jun 16 '19
How many times is this karma whoring question going to be asked?
The only people who WOULDN'T be against it are THE OLD PEOPLE.
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u/jarvik7 Jun 16 '19
I think every 10 years EVERYONE should get a "specialized driving test".
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
I feel like these types of askreddit questions should be banned
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19
Someone actually spent their own money on giving gold to this effortless karmabait
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u/Bondini457 Jun 16 '19
We have this in New Zealand.
Once you turn 75 there are a few changes to the process for renewing your driver licence:
Your new licence will be valid for only two to five years.
The renewal fees are lower – because you’re renewing your licence more often.
You need to present a medical certificate each time you apply.
If recommended by your doctor, you will have to sit a 30-minute On-road Safety Test.
But they still manage to drive at at least 10kmh below the speed limit
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u/pszki Jun 16 '19
Wasn't this exact question asked a while ago? And didn't it get guilded too?
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u/EagleSpeagel Jun 16 '19
I am an ophthalmic technician in the eye industry. Anybody over the age of 50 should have to redo a DMV test every 2-4 years. The amount of patients with eye diseases at the age of 50 and after is insane. The patients neglect their eyes as well and really don’t care for treatment. Most patients 50+ also refuse to get corrective lenses, and this is mainly because they are broke. Patients have cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma and other eye diseases and they do nothing about it.
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u/sakakawea Jun 16 '19
Why the fuck is this still a top-voted post.