The Age of Driving

Getting older is a part of life that is unavoidable.
As you get older you begin to have decreased reflexes, sight, movement. Yes, there are some exceptions to the rule......there always are, but for the most part this happens to everybody.
I have come to the realization that the DOL (Department of Licensing) needs to create a rule for citizens 55 and over that requires them to take a physical driving test every 5 years when they renew their drivers license. Then they can have their reflexes and driving skills monitored so when they do reach a point to where it just isn't safe for them to drive they can have the law behind the decision. Granted, there will be some that don't pass and still get behind the wheel because they feel it is their right.
Driving is a privilege not a right.
I've heard many times an elderly person say that they can't take away their right to drive. Yes they can.....if you are no longer safely capable.
The people who are 55 and older that can still pass the test with little or no problems should actually be proud of themselves and shouldn't be upset with it.
I have witnessed many elderly persons get out of their cars and can't walk without heavily leaning on their cane/walker, elderly persons who have palsied movements like shaking of the head or whole body, and even elderly persons who have such thick glasses that while in the store they have to put a product an inch from their face just to read it. I don't know if it's just me, but I wouldn't trust their driving after witnessing these things.
So, taking a test and passing is something to be happy about. Getting older is inevitable. Be responsible about it. The world would be a little bit better (and safer) for it.