Transcript: Elder Drivers Causing Safety Concerns

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CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
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November 14, 2002
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DAN RATHER, CBS ANCHOR: The overall U.S. population is aging steadily and rapidly. And that means, there are more and more older drivers.

Driving skills can, and often do, deteriorate with advanced age. So what`s being done to make sure senior drivers are safe drivers?

CBS`s Bobbi Harley checked into this. What she found is tonight`s "Eye on America." (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) BOBBI HARLEY, CBS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): For the last six decades, Israel Haimowitz (ph) has stuck to the same routine -- an afternoon snack of cookies and cognac.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It started with the advice of my doctor up north.

HARLEY: He`s lived to 100, and still gets out every ...

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