Join the Car Talk Community!  more thoughts from our readers on
the column we wrote...  TOM: Here are some more thoughts from
our readers on the column we wrote about senior drivers. We
called for some sort of testing to weed out folks whose reflexes
have deteriorated to the point where they can no longer safely
operate a car. Many of you agreed with us and have personal
stories to tell.  Dear Tom and Ray:  Just a comment on your
column about retesting elderly drivers: THANK YOU!!! Now the
history of my effusive gratitude: My father put me in the same
position. He had a stroke several years ago, and it impaired his
memory, and thus his reasoning ability. His doctor told him to
quit driving, so he began to hate the doctor. Then I moved in
with him to take care of him, and I began to notice that his car
was getting scratched up, he broke off a side mirror, and he
told me stories about his driving adventures that, frankly,
scared me. When he nearly ran over a dog at a park that was
crowded with small children, I