Column: DMV dumps stupid questions for license renewal, but the 'virtual assistant' needs work

A quick look at census data (more than 11,000 people turn 65 each day in the U.S.), along with my own rough calculations, suggest that several hundred people are turning 70 each day in the great state of California, and every 10 minutes or so, one or more of them email me about their license renewal adventures with the DMV. I get the usual, always entertaining horror stories about testing: ("They put in ridiculous questions that do not pertain to driving," said 75-year-old Dahana Klerer of Newport Beach, who flunked twice and added, "I'm not a stupid person but they make you feel really stupid.") California is about to be hit by an aging population wave, and Steve Lopez is riding it. His column focuses on the blessings and burdens of advancing age -- and how some folks are challenging the stigma associated with older adults. "I had no problem," said 79-year-old Ruth Gleason of Ridgecrest, who added: "Thank you and Steve Gordon at the DMV for working to alleviate the test-taking fears for over-70 CA drivers."