Age restrictions on driving
Older drivers face -"draconian" medical and licence testing. Source: SBS World News
NSW Police head of traffic Assistant Commissioner John Hartley has urged senior citizens to stay off the state's roads after a spike in the number of seniors killed in traffic accidents. But Combined Pensioners and Supperannuant Association policy officer Paul Versteege disagrees with the generalised statement that drivers over 70 are all dangerous, telling SBS News the spike in numbers may reflect greater numbers of older drivers on the road.
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