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Opinion: Why Older Drivers Need to Be Tested

(Nov. 13) -- "How would you feel if it was one of your grandchildren you hit?" Brian A. Joyce used that question to convince his 89-year-old father to give up driving. "He was the best driver I ever knew," Joyce told me, "but when he wasn't any more, we had a heck of a time persuading him to stop." A week later, on the...

Quotes: Trying to Take Away the Keys

(Nov. 13) -- Families are generally the first to spot the dangerous older driver, but they have a hard time dealing with the problem. A recent survey found that 75 percent of baby boomers say they have not spoken to their parents about driving safely, primarily because they don't want to start a fight. Here are some...