Legislation that could end or ease a requirement for senior drivers to undergo road tests is percolating in Springfield with bipartisan support. “What we have in place today, I think, is unfair for ...
Beginning August 1, 2025, new federal regulations will require seniors aged 70 and above to undergo specific driving tests for license renewal. This initiative aims to enhance road safety while ...
Starting in July 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation will implement a new law aimed at elderly driving.With the number of senior drivers steadily increasing, the law seeks to ensure road ...
Our legislators in Tallahassee sometimes come up with the weirdest ideas. The latest is a so-called crackdown on the driver's licenses of people 75 years of age or older. The new legislation would ...
John Billis hasn't gotten a parking citation, let alone a traffic ticket, in about 50 years, he says. So why, Billis wonders, must he take a driving test to renew his license upon turning 79? “It's ...
Are older drivers safe on the road? Teenagers lead the way when it comes to fatal and injury crashes, while older drivers are becoming even safer on the road than in past years, thanks in part to ...
What? "There ought to be a law" for senior citizens 70 and up to pass a driving test to renew their driver’s license? Mr. Bob Ford, it's sad to see stereotyping of any person, age group, race, ...
CHICAGO — Older drivers in Illinois could face fewer barriers to renew their driver’s licenses next year as part of a bill that would raise the age for the state-mandated annual driver’s test from 79 ...
Once again, it has become clear that the letters D, M and V are like magic beans. Toss them into the public square, and the harvest begins immediately. Earlier this week, I asked if a behind-the-wheel ...