Joel Rose

But I'm sure there are many others who think that is not their place, that this is a question for the family to answer.

And those family members may...

have a clearer sense of what is really going on behind the wheel, for better or worse.

Because for all the attention that we pay to aviation, it is the safest form of travel.

And getting in our cars, the statistics bear this out.

It is one of the most dangerous things we do on a daily basis.

And this is not a sexy topic necessarily, but it's one that I feel like a lot of families are grappling with kind of quietly and out of sight.

And once we did the call out and the stories started coming in, that made it feel important to push through and to get it on the air.

States have policies that are supposed to stop risky drivers from renewing their licenses.

But in practice, it often falls to adult children to decide when it's time to take the car keys away from an aging parent.

Jacqueline Hamilton struggled to convince her 94-year-old father to stop driving and finally took matters into her own hands.

Americans are keeping their driver's licenses for longer than ever before, in some cases too long, according to safety advocates.

But crash rates for older drivers have been falling, and many are reluctant to give up driving because they're afraid of losing their mobility.

Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

to stop driving.

States have policies that are supposed to stop risky drivers from renewing their licenses.

But in practice, it often falls to adult children to decide when it's time to take the car keys away from an aging parent.

Jacqueline Hamilton struggled to convince her 94-year-old father to stop driving and finally took matters into her own hands.

Americans are keeping their driver's licenses for longer than ever before, in some cases too long, according to safety advocates.

But crash rates for older drivers have been falling, and many are reluctant to give up driving because they're afraid of losing their mobility.