It is well known that as you get older you are more likely to experience certain health problems. With age comes many different diseases ranging from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's. So why don't people bat an eye when they see older people behind the wheel? Has society come to terms with the fact that if you can pass your driving license test at any age, you can continue to drive efficiently and safely for the rest of your life? While there are still many seniors who can drive effectively into old age, the risk of allowing all seniors to drive is too great. In order to ensure the safety of everyone on the road, anyone over the age of 65 should be required to take a driving license test based on their mental and physical abilities. Loss of motor skills is common among people as they age, which increases dramatically after age 65. Motor skills are functions that involve the precise movement of muscles to perform a specific task. In a psychological study in which 24 young adults were tested against 24 older adults, evidence suggested that in addition to general slowing, older adults have problems with motor skills because they perform movement sequences as a series of individual movements and not as one combined scheme. When people perform individual movements, it becomes more difficult to multitask, a necessity when driving on the road. Having to control the brakes, accelerator, steering, lane changes, turns, head controls and many other tasks while driving puts a strain on older adults with diminishing motor skills. Another important factor contributing to the deterioration of motor skills is changes in cognitive function. A basic cognitive function that is severely... half of paper... you should limit their freedoms. While there are many external solutions to this problem, the most feasible option would be to annually evaluate each person's physical and mental abilities to see if they are still capable of driving. By adding a “driving physical” test to an annual checkup by doctors, it could be assessed whether the patient is capable of driving. If the patient is deemed unfit to drive, the doctor should make a recommendation to suspend the patient's license. Although it would be a difficult process to implement and one that older people would not want to do, if implemented correctly it would be extremely effective in taking dangerous drivers off the road. Overall, seniors should be required to get checked to see if they are fit to drive so as not to harm themselves or anyone else on the road.