For years and years all I’ve heard on the news is how much trouble teenager drivers cause.   Insurance rates are outrageous for teen drivers.   They keep trying to up the age to get your license, gotta have good grades, etc etc.  Well I’m sick of it!

What about elderly drivers?    If you actually stop and listen to the news, you’ll hear far more instances of some elderly driver driving into a building or causing an accident.   So why isn’t more focus put on elderly drivers?

Today I was driving home on the four lane highway between Hartford and Beaver Dam.   This car was straddling the white line on our two lanes.   I could not see any heads in that car whatsoever.   I was following wondering what the deal was.   Finally a car came up beside me and the car in front of me eventually slid to our side and the car past.   I slid over and decided to get away from the car in front of me.  As I came up beside it, I realized it was a little elderly lady, she could barely see over the steering wheel.   Next thing I know, she starts swerving over right at me.   I hit the brake and tried to get out of her way, I hit the curb on my side and she finally went back into her lane after I blared the horn at her.   She then got in front of me and almost caused another accident turning into a parking lot.   It was obvious this lady had no business whatsoever behind the wheel of a car.

Now don’t get me wrong, I know there are some people who are 80 and can still drive as good as anybody.   My next door neighbors are 81/80 and he still drives and he’s a good driver.   I just think at a certain age, you should have to be tested again.   I also think it’s time to lay off teen drivers and focus on the age group that is really causing all the problems.