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Ontario considering enhanced road test for drivers over 80: auditor general report
(toronto.ctvnews.ca)
this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2023
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Why, though? According to Stats Canada, those who are 65+ don't cause as many accidents as some lower age demographics.
The same stats also suggest that “speed, impaired, environmental, and distraction” are the top causes for fatal collisions, so why not focus on improving/enforcing those factors?
It might be better to simply retest anyone who's been fined for speeding, impaired, etc., and/or have been in a collision. At least then they'd need to prove that they are still capable of being allowed back on the road.
I'd love to see stricter enforcement & punishments across the board. The amount of insane driving on a daily basis is ridiculous, I don't understand how those people are driving like that daily. Our society is way too casual about road safety.
Between the ages 65 and 80 can have a huge decline in people's mental and physical health. I would like to see crash states for people 80+
Me too, but the numbers are likely so small that stats Canada has to lump everything into 65+.
See, old people don't generally speed or drive recklessly, so they probably aren't causing many fatal accidents. In fact, people get pissed off with older drivers because they drive so slow. 😂
I'd love to know how many 80+ drivers we have in ontario, because the population over 80 is pretty small.
And those "slow drivers" are probably just doing the speed limit. Seems the norm is 15-20 over the maximum, so whats the point of having the maximum anyway?
@FireRetardant @Showroom7561 It's a subtle reminder that we should always push the limits and burn more fossil fuel while we are at it.