Illinois Ends Mandatory Road Tests for Drivers Ages 79-86
10 hours ago by Valuy to c/fuckcars
Source: Illinois Secretary of State
The problem I have with taking away licenses from the elderly is NOT the the part where we take them away from dangerous drivers but what we do after. And by "what we do after" is absolutely nothing. We don't have any extra accommodations for transport given to them in place of taking their license away.
Now, that's dependent on the location. Cities will have Senior transport programs, etc. But they are never on par with actually owning a car in our infrastructure.
But if we are taking away a license from some rural living person that uses it to get groceries once a week but fails to parallel park. Yeah, it's not so clear cut on the damage it does to these peoples lives. So, they fight against it.
To be clear, I WANT to take away the license of every unsafe driver. Old, young, doesn't matter. I see you texting and driving in a world ruled by my laws it would be jail.
I'm exaggerating. But you get my point.
In conclusions, the reason these laws get reversed is because there are no means of transport alternatives in this car dependent hellscape we live in. So, rather than work on that problem, these objectively good laws (requiring retesting) get removed, instead of what really needs to happen; which is removal of car dependence for everyone with a priority starting with the elderly.
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Absolute fucking bullshit. There's no harm in having the test. If you can drive safely, you'll pass the test. And if I have to take a day off work to haul my ass to the dmv to get a new photo taken every few years when my license expires, a retiree can certainly find the time.
The problem with the elderly is that they're basically children. They don't always know when their actions, or inability to act quickly, will end up harming someone else. They would also rather lie than suffer the indignity of having to show they are qualified to operate a vehicle.
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