Should someone’s driver’s license be revoked if they cause an accident? The simple answer is “no.” But what about if that someone is 91 years old, hit and injured a bicyclist from Surprise, Arizona, and then just drove away, as if nothing had occurred? This particular incident was report in an article stating that the cyclist was critically injured.
Unfortunately, too many bicyclists throughout Arizona have suffered from personal injuries caused by negligent drivers. While there are times when such a bike accident in Tuscon is just that–an accident– there are other times, such as in this instance, when we must look deeper into the cause of the accident and whether or not the license of the driver should be revoked.
The fact that a 91-year-old man ran into a group of people, hit and injured a bicyclist, and then just drove away raises questions about whether he had any right to be on the road in the first place. However, our government is unwilling, or unable, to take away driver’s licenses from people who should clearly not be driving.
We can decrease the amount of dangerous driving and negligent drivers that cause personal injury in Arizona. In fact, personal injury lawsuits against negligent drivers are a way to decrease this kind of dangerous driving and to help save lives.
If tests for driver’s licenses are not going to become more rigorous, the threat of losing savings and assets due to a personal injury lawsuit would certainly serve as a deterrent for negligent drivers from Scottsdale and Phoenix to Litchfield Park, Arizona.
