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Saturday, July 19, 2003
posted by gbarto at 1:42 AM:
Hit-and-Run Prior to Deadly Crash?Police: 86-year-old that plowed into farmers market was fleeing accident
The TurkeyBlog continues to hold that a) this is a damn shame and b) it may have been preventable. While it is not my view that we need power-struck DMV workers gleefully taking seniors' wheels, nor is it unreasonable to doublecheck the skills of a group of people with a higher than average accident rate and a tendency toward physical and mental difficulties that would impair driving. How many people's grandkids need to die before we ask if grandpa's still in shape to drive? The other group with similar accident rates - beginning drivers in their teens, are subject to a million rules and regulations. In many states, they spend their first two years in a probationary period with rules that otherwise only apply to those who have actually done bodily harm with their vehicles. What's the difference? Could it be the difference between 16-year olds who can't vote and a senior citizens' lobby that rivals the NRA in clout? Naah. After all, just because they'll dock a McDonald's worker's paycheck 7% or so to make sure millionaires get their Social Security checks on time doesn't mean they'd endanger lives for their members' convenience... does it?
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