Iused to joke about seeing an elderly person behind the wheel, with their head barely being able to see over the dashboard.

" Who is driving? All I see are knuckles! I'm not messin' with a ghost car! "

Now that I'm not 18 anymore, I still laugh at that joke, but not as loud.

There are two ways to look at the argument of elderly people behind the wheel.

They need to be able to drive, and they need to keep their independence. Get to appointments, go shopping for groceries, see friends and family, and flat out LIVE THEIR LIVES!

The other way to look at it is as a safety concern. How are their skills, vision, hearing, and reaction time? Is it safe for them and the rest of the world when they're on the road? loading...

When we were 16, getting that driver's license was our key to indep

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