# Why do old people drive so slow? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 11, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-drive-so-slow/108448 "2002-05-11T05:49:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Abner\_Ravenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Abner\_Ravenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abner_Ravenwood)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-drive-so-slow/108448/61 "2015-10-10T18:33:44Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Excellent advice for the tiny minority of traffic that happens on roads with two lanes per direction where one lane is sufficient to hold all the cars. > > For the other 98% of USA road traffic it’s a humorous anachronism that’s rightfully ignored, if not explicitly made inapplicable by the rest of the statute you neglected to quote. Come to northern Virginia some time where no matter the time of day, more often than not, all three lanes are moving at the exact same speed, and where the right lane is oftentimes the passing lane. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-drive-so-slow/108448/62 "2015-10-10T18:46:41Z")
I usually drive 5 miles over the posted speed limit and people act like I’m puttering along. I have a bit of vertigo so I can’t drive any faster. I wouldn’t even if I could! ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-drive-so-slow/108448/63 "2015-10-10T21:27:24Z")
Slower reaction times, worsening vision. Is this a real question? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-drive-so-slow/108448.md?page=3)