Each and every day hundreds of thousands of drivers hit the road in the Capital Region to get to all kinds of destinations. Young drivers going to school, people on their way to work, or simply some are just out to run an errand or two. The roads are busy and it only takes one wrong move to cause an accident.
One my way to work I see drivers making questionable decisions on a daily basis. Most of these incidents seem to happen at intersections or one of the many roundabouts we now have in the area. For me, I driver through the ones near Fuller Road and Washington Avenue and from my observations, the elderly have the most trouble here.
Dangers of driving at an accelerated age
As we all get older there are certain things that happen. Our rection time isn’t as good. Our memories could be slipping. Our eyesight and hearing is worsening. All of these things are what you need to safely drive. So when I see an elderly driver stopped in the middle of the road trying to figure out their next move I am questioning whether they should be out driving anymore.
On Thursday morning I watched an elderly man stop in a roundabout causing everyone else to slam on their brakes. He then drove in the middle of two lanes on Washington Avenue Extension until he finally pulled off for Walmart. I hope he was going to get a vision exam. No one was hurt, thankfully, but he could have caused a major problem…