Dick Van Dyke

The screen icon, 97, was involved in a single-car accident on March 15.

[Hollywood](/topic/hollywood) veteran actor, 97, was said to have been driving a 2018 Lexus LS 500 in the [Malibu](/topic/malibu) area of [Los Angeles](/topic/los-angeles), when the single-vehicle accident took place on March 15. He was treated at the scene but reportedly did not want to go to hospital. I’m still having fun,” he added before jokingly asking the reporter behind the camera, “You’re not, huh?

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Of course, another way to grapple with the issues associated with older Americans on the roads is via the law -- meaning having states place more requirements on senior drivers. MacDonald noted that he was speaking from experience, having recently turned 80 himself -- in other words, the law, if approved, would have applied to him. It was opposed by the AARP, which said "it discriminates against older drivers on the basis of age. Charness said the problems associated with seniors and driving could be somewhat solved if we put more money into our public-transportation systems or worked out ways with the private sector to assist in supporting transportation options. A driver with arthritis that may affect their ability to turn their neck and check their blind spots can buy a car with blind-spot technology. To say nothing of the fact you may be on medications that could impair your ability to operate a motor vehicle. Which is not to say that older drivers are necessarily more reckless drivers or that there is some exact age when driving should become a no-no, according to experts. At the same time, AAA warns that we must face a reckoning when it comes to our ability to hit the road as we age, noting that "seniors are outliving their ability to drive safely by an average of 7-10 years." A driver who feels they've lost some of their edge when it comes to certain tricky driving maneuvers -- say, making a left turn at a busy intersection -- can possibly choose to avoid that intersection. That's why experts advise older drivers to have frank discussions with their healthcare providers about the driving question. He appeared to be the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. (MarketWatch reached out to Van Dyke for comment but didn't receive a response.)

Comedy icon, 97, said he also needed two stitches after crashing car into gate.

While early reports said law enforcement had filed paperwork with the DMV requesting Van Dyke retake his driver's-license test, the Los Angeles Times The air bag did not deploy," he notes, "so I just did a face plant right in the steering wheel. He declined hospitalization and paramedics treated him at the scene.

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A bystander pulled over to the side of the road and helped the actor by rushing over to the car and pulling him out. Back in 2013, Van Dyke was driving on a highway in California when smoke began to billow out from underneath the hood of his vehicle. Although the car crash had just happened, the star was spotted out and about with a big smile on his face. During the incident on March 15, the actor crashed his car into a gate after skidding in wet conditions. It was claimed that Dick lost control of the wheel and pictures from the accident showed the actor in a bad way. The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star crashed his car into a gate in Malibu while driving in wet weather conditions.