Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/07/26/todays-headlines-21/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/07/26/todays-headlines-21/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Glenn Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:44:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/07/26/todays-headlines-21/#comment-731 Yeah, old people are our generation's drunk drivers. I don't think anyone envisioned 78 year olds driving around in cars when they were first becoming popular. I think everyone should have to take a defensive driving course and written examination every two years and practical tests every five years. For folks under 25 and over 65, I would make that more often. Even if 99% passed the tests, it would force people to think of safety more often and take the worst 1% off the road. An easy first step would be to require all moving violations to trigger a practical test by the DMV. I do have a question: Does this have to be done state-wide or could NYC do something on its own? Yeah, old people are our generation’s drunk drivers. I don’t think anyone envisioned 78 year olds driving around in cars when they were first becoming popular.

I think everyone should have to take a defensive driving course and written examination every two years and practical tests every five years. For folks under 25 and over 65, I would make that more often. Even if 99% passed the tests, it would force people to think of safety more often and take the worst 1% off the road. An easy first step would be to require all moving violations to trigger a practical test by the DMV.

I do have a question: Does this have to be done state-wide or could NYC do something on its own?

]]> By: AD http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/07/26/todays-headlines-21/comment-page-1/#comment-730 AD Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:23:57 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/07/26/todays-headlines-21/#comment-730 The Times had an op-ed piece calling for re-licensing exams for the elderly, and the Oil Drum's recently <a href="http://nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2006/7/19/13414/3372" rel="nofollow">took it a step further</a>, calling for re-licensing exams for everyone. Maybe there's a movement brewing. This accident certainly points to the need. The Times had an op-ed piece calling for re-licensing exams for the elderly, and the Oil Drum’s recently took it a step further, calling for re-licensing exams for everyone. Maybe there’s a movement brewing. This accident certainly points to the need.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/07/26/todays-headlines-21/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Glenn Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:54:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/07/26/todays-headlines-21/#comment-729 The article on the crash on sunrise Highway thankfully includes useful clues about why the crash happened and what might have prevented the death: Age of driver: 78 - probably had not received a driving lesson or ability test in 50 years. Seatbelt Status of Deceased: Not wearing one. A lesson to all! I would love to see basic statistics on the age of drivers involved in crashes and when their last driving test or defensive driving course was. The article on the crash on sunrise Highway thankfully includes useful clues about why the crash happened and what might have prevented the death:

Age of driver: 78 – probably had not received a driving lesson or ability test in 50 years.

Seatbelt Status of Deceased: Not wearing one.

A lesson to all!

I would love to see basic statistics on the age of drivers involved in crashes and when their last driving test or defensive driving course was.

]]>