At what point in life is it time for someone to give up their drivers license?

[the game]

So if someone can't drive safely unless they're 10 miles under the speed limit I think it's time to turn in the drivers license. I'm talking 15 mph in a 25 mph zone. What do you guys think?

[Rukario]

If you live in a developed country/area you don't need one to begin with...otherwise never.

[Azadina]

When peoples eyesight is worse than what is allowed. Plenty of old timers are allowed to drive for whatever reason, despite their eyesight with glasses being poorer than younger people can have without glasses.

[Sunseeker]

When they fail their regular driving test (the driving portion).

[Nynax]

If you live in a developed country/area you don't need one to begin with...otherwise never.

unfortunately in the US not needing one is a very rare thing when taken at a national level. Very few cities have public transport systems robust enough. And most that do are so bad you lose hours out of a single day just traveling.

[Wyrt]

Everyone ages at different rates. Someone who's 70 might not be capable of safely driving anymore, but someone who's 85 might still be perfectly fine.

It should be based on their health and ability to drive.

[Captain N]

I've always been an advocate of people having to retake both the written and driving tests every time their license is up for renewal. If I have to do it every 2 years to maintain my engineer's license there is no reason the common man shouldn't have to do the same to continue driving a car.

[Independent voter]

We've had to take the license away from some of our older family members it's like you were trying to pull one of their teeth out with pliers. It means that they are losing their independence I think. But you can't let them kill someone.

[ONCHEhap]

I've always been an advocate of people having to retake both the written and driving tests every time their license is up for renewal. If I have to do it every 2 years to maintain my engineer's license there is no reason the common man shouldn't have to do the same to continue driving a car.

I agree with you
Not only it would prevent people from putting others' life in danger,it could refresh people on driving and what to do/not to do too

[cparle87]

When they fail their regular driving test (the driving portion).

My great-aunt was 90 when she died in a car crash she caused. Thankfully she didn't hurt anyone else. She'd gotten her drivers' licence renewed not 2 months before and was given a 5 year extension. She passed the written and vision test, but for some reason was not required to take the driving test. And I know without a fact that if she had been made to take it, she would have failed. She was all but deaf, even with multi thousand dollar hearing aids, she was always speeding, ran red lights and stop signs. I categorically refused to be her passenger. We had some paperwork stashed away. If we'd filled it out and sent it in the DMV anonymously they would've made her come in and take the driving test. But we never did because we were afraid she would get mad at us if she found out. And then she died and I wished we had.

[the game]

I've always been an advocate of people having to retake both the written and driving tests every time their license is up for renewal. If I have to do it every 2 years to maintain my engineer's license there is no reason the common man shouldn't have to do the same to continue driving a car.

I don't know about that. But living in ohio I've often wondered why some states with snowy winters don't require some sort of winter driving course to get a drivers license. It seems when the snow starts falling people forget how to drive.

[Noomz]

So if someone can't drive safely unless they're 10 miles under the speed limit I think it's time to turn in the drivers license. I'm talking 15 mph in a 25 mph zone. What do you guys think?

When reaction times and eyesight become too impaired. Which is very different depending on the individual. If an elderly person starts crawling in traffic and having problems driving straight, maybe even sticking to the middle line way too much, it's a great time to stop them from driving.

[Azadina]

I've always been an advocate of people having to retake both the written and driving tests every time their license is up for renewal. If I have to do it every 2 years to maintain my engineer's license there is no reason the common man shouldn't have to do the same to continue driving a car.

Problem with that is, when people get slapped 20-30 year licenses when they are already 50-60 years old.

[Captain N]

Problem with that is, when people get slapped 20-30 year licenses when they are already 50-60 years old.

I'm not sure I follow you -- License renewal (at least here in Illinois) is every 4 years. I know in some other places it's 5 years. Basically instead of just taking a new photo and calling it a day they submit to another written and driving test like they did when they first got their license. Both the rules of the road and technology has changed quite a bit even in the last 22 years since I got my own license.

[Azadina]

I'm not sure I follow you -- License renewal (at least here in Illinois) is every 4 years. I know in some other places it's 5 years. Basically instead of just taking a new photo and calling it a day they submit to another written and driving test like they did when they first got their license. Both the rules of the road and technology has changed quite a bit even in the last 22 years since I got my own license.

I wish it was like that here. Mine is 15 year license for example, my moms is 25, and she's 50 right now.

[Aeula]

Never. I went through two years of hell to get my license, nobody's taking it away from me, I don't care how many cyclists I have to mow down at age 90 driving 10mph.

[Donald Hellscream]

In Denmark it used to be that your license was valid from when you got it until you turned 70, meaning a person could go for 52 years without ever having to have their license renewed, this was a problem since people who developed conditions that could potentially impede their ability to drive wouldn't be re-evaluated until they turned 70 and after 75 you needed a doctors approval before your license could be renewed.
However they changed that so that you have to have your license renewed every 15 years and our parliament also removed the law that stated that people over the age of 75 had to get a doctors stamp of approval before they could get their license renewed.

I personally believe a person should have their license terminated once they start to develop conditions that can cause them to be a potential danger to other drivers.

[The Oblivion]

I've always been an advocate of people having to retake both the written and driving tests every time their license is up for renewal. If I have to do it every 2 years to maintain my engineer's license there is no reason the common man shouldn't have to do the same to continue driving a car.

if it wasnt for the DMV id be onboard, not with the written thats just dumb and over kill, but the driving portion atleast once every 2-3 renewals. everytime might be a bit much.

or maybe if you get a ticket, next time you renew, you must re pass written and driven.

[the game]

if it wasnt for the DMV id be onboard, not with the written thats just dumb and over kill, but the driving portion atleast once every 2-3 renewals. everytime might be a bit much.

or maybe if you get a ticket, next time you renew, you must re pass written and driven.

if a ticket is the bench mark do we mean any ticket? Or only certain types of tickets? What if someone gets at ticket for having their car radio up to loud? Does that warrant taking the driving portion again?

[schwarzkopf]

Well - as I need a drivers licence to survive - I imagine when I'm ready to die I suppose.