Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoThis is pants on head stupid lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1422arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1416arrow-down1imageThis is pants on head stupid lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-illinois-bill-aims-to-increase-age-seniors-retake-driving-exam/3646023/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_CHBrand
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 months agoI would say 79 is way too high, seniors should be tested every 5 years after 65. Another commentor points out we should be doing every 10 years which is a decent idea as well.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agofrankly there should at least be an online refresher and test that people have to take every year, traffic laws change and people forget things.
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoBut changing traffic laws isn’t what makes people bad drivers. Everyone should have to take the written AND driving portion of the test every 10 years or so.
I would say 79 is way too high, seniors should be tested every 5 years after 65. Another commentor points out we should be doing every 10 years which is a decent idea as well.
frankly there should at least be an online refresher and test that people have to take every year, traffic laws change and people forget things.
But changing traffic laws isn’t what makes people bad drivers.
Everyone should have to take the written AND driving portion of the test every 10 years or so.