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On 17/02/2019 16:56, Wolf K wrote:
On 2019-02-17 10:34, nospam wrote:
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not only that, but once humans get a license, it's forever.
No it isn't. If they seriously screw up, they get banned, made to
resit
their test or even go to jail.
yes, if they seriously screw up. otherwise, it's forever.
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In Ontario, you must pass an eye test, cognitive test, and sometimes
also a driving test, every two years from age 80 onward. I think it
should start at a younger age, but not enough over-65 voters agree
with me.
Actually, older drivers are generally safe. It's the young (men) that
need
to be carefully checked in terms of the biggest risk to other road
users.
nope. new drivers and elderly drivers are the highest risk due to lack
of skill and loss of ability, respectively.

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Correct, although the fine-grained details are a bit more complex. Stats
show that accident rates increase after licensing, reaching a max around
5 years after obtaining the licence. Since most people (in N. America)
get their licenses in the late teens to early 20s, "younger drivers"
mid- to late- 20s are a higher risk group. Stats also show that rates
decrease until about 40-45, then begin to rise rather slowly, then
increase faster from about age 60 onwards. By late 60s to early 70s,
accident rates are about the same for younger and older drivers.

Not in the UK. Accident rates are worst for the under 30s.

One of the main reasons for increasing accident rates among older
drivers is reduced peripheral vision, which translates into a smaller
visual field, hence reduced awarenessof possible hazards. Hence "I
didn't see X" is often the truth. IMO older drivers need re-training to
improve old habits and develop new ones.

Older drivers self-regulate better than younger ones. They avoid driving
in situations which they don't feel safe in e.g. in the dark, or in the
wet or motorways.