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Elderly Australian drivers could be confined to six-mile radius after child is run over by pensioners - twice

Drivers aged 85 and over will be limited to a six-mile radius of their home under a scheme being studied in Australia, according to that nation's Daily Mail.

The restricted licence is being proposed by the New South Wales Traffic Authority as doctors predict a rise in eyesight problems and dementia.

With older drivers more frequently being blamed for collisions, the rules would also insist that 75-year-olds take an annual medical test. This currently applies at age 80.

For motorists living in the outback, where homes are located long distances from shops, the radius would be extended, with a "home to town" restriction being available to them, rather than a set six miles.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 9:44 AM to Safety | Permalink

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