That’s just more theatre. Testing is waaaay too easy. Since Canada (in this case) is such a car centric society without suitable alternatives, the testing is barely a check box. The government knows it is too challenging to live without a license for the average person.
Still probably a good idea though, at least it gets the really sketchy people off the roads.
They should, but they should have to undergo regular evaluations from both their doctor and licensing agency. To counter this, they should also be offered free lifetime public transit passes and significant discounts for taxis, ride-hailing apps, etc.
Every driver should be regularly retested. People can develop bad habits, vision can change, reaction times can change, the rules of the road change, yet we trust people to drive safely forever after just a handful of tests while they are teenagers.
I say too bad. Don’t do something if you can’t do it correctly so we shouldn’t allow cars into cities if we aren’t going to make it as safe as possible.
Seniors should not be allowed to drive.
I’d say periodic testing is warranted for all drivers. A lot of people shouldn’t be driving.
Yeah but letting old people drive is like letting blind people drive. Sometimes literally.
That’s just more theatre. Testing is waaaay too easy. Since Canada (in this case) is such a car centric society without suitable alternatives, the testing is barely a check box. The government knows it is too challenging to live without a license for the average person.
Still probably a good idea though, at least it gets the really sketchy people off the roads.
Edit: grammar
If your testing is useless, that’s another problem. A test that doesn’t test what you want to test doesn’t pass the test.
Seniors should have quality public transport options to use and bike/walking infrastructure for short trips or mobility scooters.
They should, but they should have to undergo regular evaluations from both their doctor and licensing agency. To counter this, they should also be offered free lifetime public transit passes and significant discounts for taxis, ride-hailing apps, etc.
They do in Canada, but it’s an easy written test. No driving test. And only once you hit 80.
Every driver should be regularly retested. People can develop bad habits, vision can change, reaction times can change, the rules of the road change, yet we trust people to drive safely forever after just a handful of tests while they are teenagers.
But that would be too expensive! /s
I say too bad. Don’t do something if you can’t do it correctly so we shouldn’t allow cars into cities if we aren’t going to make it as safe as possible.
Humans should not be allowed to drive at greater than a running speed anyplace they might encounter another human.