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The driver was 69 years old. Maybe elderly people driving large SUV's in a very urban area is a terrible idea?
I don't like the idea of cracking down on drivers once they reach a certain age. Everyone ages differently. Just require that all drivers re-test every five years. I bet we'd be surprised at how many 40 year olds flunk out.
In before we deem that such tests fail too many current drivers and decide "fuck it, what's a few dead kids anyway"
We're already past the "fuck it" phase. 16.7% of fatal crashes involve unlicensed drivers (NHTSA FARS 2023 ARF).
Yeah I remember like half the time I read about a road fatality in NYC it was mentioned that the driver was unlicensed. Absolutely an institutional "fuck it" indicator.