Americans are keeping their driver’s licenses longer than

ever and driving well into their old age. But how long is too long? And who

decides when to take away the keys?

NPR’s transportation correspondent, Joel Rose, has been

looking into those questions and found that there is no single national standard

when it comes to older adults and driving. And the laws vary greatly from state

to state.  

Often, the decision on whether it is time to take away the

keys is left to family members. And that can be difficult when the driver

resists.

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