It's a well-known fact that as you get older, you are more likely to experience certain health problems. As we age, many different diseases appear, ranging from Alzheimer's disease to Parkinson's disease. So why don't people blink when they see older people behind the wheel? Has society accepted the fact that if you pass your driving test at any age, you can continue to drive safely and effectively for the rest of your life? Although there are still many older people capable of driving effectively in old age, the risk of allowing all seniors to drive is far too great. To keep everyone safe on the streets, everyone over the age of 65 should be required to take a driver's license test based on their mental and physical abilities. Loss of motor skills is common in aging people, increasing dramatically after age 65. Motor skills are functions that involve the precise movement of muscles in order to accomplish a certain task. In a psychological study in which 24 young adults were tested against 24 older adults, evidence suggests that in addition to general slowing, older adults have motor skill problems because they perform movement sequences as a series of movements individual and not as a combined scheme. When people perform individual movements, it is more difficult to multitask, which is a necessity when driving on the road. Having to control brakes, fuel, steering, lane changes, turns, head controls and many other tasks while driving takes a toll on older adults with diminishing motor skills. Another major factor contributing to the deterioration of motor skills is changes in cognitive function. A basic cognitive function that is severely... middle of paper ... you should restrict their freedoms. Although there are many outside solutions to this problem, the most feasible option would be to evaluate each person's physical and mental abilities annually to see if they are still able to drive. By adding a “driving physical” test to an annual exam performed by doctors, they could assess whether the patient is capable of driving. If the patient is considered incapable of driving, the doctor must recommend suspension of the patient's license. Although this would be a difficult process to implement and one that older people would not want to go through, if implemented correctly it would be extremely effective in keeping dangerous drivers off the road. Overall, older people should be required to have a medical exam to check if they are fit to drive so they don't hurt themselves or anyone else on the road..