What age is the right time to give up your beloved roadster? The doctors are still muddling over the answer to that one.

The question as to till what age senior citizens should be allowed to drive holds increasing relevance as the baby boomers age and one in every four Canadians turns 65 by 2025. According to an editorial in this month's Canadian Medical Association Journal, a standardized system needs to be set in place to determine the driving ability in seniors.

Many persons as they get older tend to self regulate their driving habits, most seeking to avoid driving at night as the vision gets weak or avoiding crowded routes altogether. However, doctors are still arguing for an objective widely applicable assessment tool to identify whether it is safe for an older citizen to be driving.

"Solutions to the dilemma of who will drive our seniors - and eventually us - must be found. The status quo leaves too many seniors isolated and put too many people at risk", assert Dr. Paul Hebert, editor-in-chief, and Dr. Noni MacDonald, public health section editor, through in the editorial.

While most argue 75 is the age to hang up the driving gloves, there is yet no way to determine individual driving capabilities in older persons.