Robert Dandrige considers himself a good driver, even at the age of 95, and plans to continue driving until he's no longer able to.
"I recognize how many I have under the gun and adjust to that,” Dandrige said. “I drive slower. I make greater allowances."
Dandrige's skills were tested at a driving simulator in the John Knox Village retirement community, 101 Northlake Drive.
"There are many of these simulators, but we're the only facility in the world that is using it in this particular way, to retrain," said John Knox Village spokeswoman Kathy Holland.
The simulator helps identify weaknesses that can put elderly drivers at risk, like decreased range of motion, ability to see blind spots and reaction time. These are abilities that deteriorate over the years and can lead to crashes, like the one in Palm Coast in 2012.
The 76-year-old driver told deputies she meant to brake, but hit the gas instead and panicked, driving into a Publix.
Ninety-two-year-old William Kurtz also stepped onto the simulator, but said not everyone his age should be driving.
"Because all people my age don't have the abilities I have," said Kurtz.
On this day, every driver who stepped onto the simulator agreed elderly drivers should be tested more often than every 10 years.
"I think after 75 they outta be tested every year, me included," Kurtz said.
"I think that they should test. I see some people drive that make me very nervous," said 82-year-old Mary Ann Loranger.
John Knox Village administrators said any elderly driver who wants to retrain can use their facilities and does not have to be a community resident.