Seeing is believing.

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A Florida law that requires drivers older than 80 to pass a vision test before getting their licenses renewed appears to be doing its intended purpose: saving lives. Since the law took effect in 2004, the death rate among these older drivers from car crashes has dropped by 17 percent, according to the Archives of Ophthalmology. The requirement convinced some older drivers to stop driving...