Jerry Wiseman and his wife, Sandy, both 69 years old, have taken refresher driving classes to help them be safer drivers. More older drivers are on the road, and they face a hodgepodge of state licensing rules that reflect scientific uncertainty and public angst over a growing question: How can we tell if it's time to give up the keys?

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Jerry Wiseman and his wife, Sandy, both 69 years old, have taken refresher driving classes to help them be safer drivers. More older drivers are on the road, and they face a hodgepodge of state licensing rules that reflect scientific uncertainty and public angst over a growing question: How can we tell if it's time to give up the keys?

Judging older drivers poses challenge

By Lauran Neergaard
The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON – Jerry Wiseman notices it’s harder to turn and check his car’s blind spots at age 69 than it was at 50. So the Illinois man and his wife, Sandy, took a refresher driving course, hunting tips to stay safe behind the wheel for many more years – a good idea considering their state arguably has the nation’s toughest older-driver laws.

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