Annual Driving Tests for the Elderly?
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From: hippo on 25 Jun 2010 21:23 Matt Richards wrote: > > On 25/06/2010 4:18 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:53:57 +1000, Matt Richards > > <matt(a)i.dont.like.spam.com> wrote: > > > > > >>> In NSW a licence can only be renewed for a max 5 years. > >>> At renewal, you do an eye test > >> > >> They do? Since when? > >> > >> Matt. > > > > Years. > > I'm on my 3rd or 4th 5 year licence as of last month > > > > Neither my wife or myself had to have an eye test for our last renewals. > > I wear glasses all the time, and she wears them for reading. > > Matt. > > Tested for at least the last 20 years in my case. Maybe it's waived if you answer 'YES' to the question 'Do you wear glasses for driving?' and you are wearing them when you reapply. I don't know, but the next renewal will be my first 'yes', so I guess I'll find out! -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: hippo on 25 Jun 2010 21:28 Brad wrote: > > > " Scotty" <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote in message > news:4c246804$0$26118$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > : > : <OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com> wrote in message > news:tfi826h5oo1816jpaj0vdp39ta43lcq2aq(a)4ax.com... > :: On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:53:57 +1000, Matt Richards > :: <matt(a)i.dont.like.spam.com> wrote: > :: > :: > :: >> In NSW a licence can only be renewed for a max 5 years. > :: >> At renewal, you do an eye test > :: > > :: >They do? Since when? > :: > > :: >Matt. > :: > :: Years. > :: I'm on my 3rd or 4th 5 year licence as of last month > :: > :: > :: > :: > :: OzOne of the three twins > :: > :: I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. > :: > : > : is that one under each alias? > : > : > > I have 2, One for Aus and the PNG one. I wouldn't really want to be forced > to do the driving test again as they were bastards the first time (when you > have previous traffic violations when you're 17 things were nasty). > > The PNG one says I can drive semi trailers, I have never actually had to > drive one, but am in the industry, so they gave me one in case. > > Dad's about to hand his UK licence in at nearly 85. He's a bit sad that he never managed to get an endorsement for 'Steam Traction Engine'. It's the only class of vehicle he hasn't been tested on, including the full range of heavy goods and military classifications. I think maybe police pursuit drivers over there really do have more fun sometimes! -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: hippo on 25 Jun 2010 21:34 st3ph3nm wrote: > > On Jun 24, 9:45?pm, Doug Jewell <a...(a)and.maybe.ill.tell.you> wrote: > > http://fat.ly/ybuoa > > > > This comes just a week or two after a local 87yo appeared in > > court on a charge of dangerous driving causing death, after > > plowing into a building, because she hit the accelerator > > instead of the brake. > > > > FFS, if someone can't maneouvre a vehicle in a carpark, they > > shouldn't be out on the road. I hope this old codger loses > > his licence for life after this. > > > > I wonder if these incidents be reduced if they had annual > > driving tests for everyone over 70? > > > > -- > > What is the difference between a duck? > > Honestly, I believe we should all re-sit the written tests and > physicals (especially eye-sight tests) every 10 or 20 years, > regardless. I don't have a little note on my licence that says I > should be wearing glasses, but that's because my eyesight wasn't as > bad 20 years ago when I got my licence. God knows I couldn't pass it > today without glasses. Not to mention the many law changes that have > happened whilst I've been driving. It wouldn't hurt to brush up > everyone on current laws when renewing their licences. > > Cheers, > Steve > > Just as long as it includes 'signalling, technique and etiquette for roundabouts' and a (probably multiple choice) question to see if more than 3% of the population understand what 'KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING' actually means! :) -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: OzOne on 25 Jun 2010 21:57 On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:00:26 +1000, Matt Richards <matt(a)i.dont.like.spam.com> wrote: >On 25/06/2010 4:18 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:53:57 +1000, Matt Richards >> <matt(a)i.dont.like.spam.com> wrote: >> >> >>>> In NSW a licence can only be renewed for a max 5 years. >>>> At renewal, you do an eye test >>> >>> They do? Since when? >>> >>> Matt. >> >> Years. >> I'm on my 3rd or 4th 5 year licence as of last month >> > >Neither my wife or myself had to have an eye test for our last renewals. > >I wear glasses all the time, and she wears them for reading. > >Matt. In NSW? OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
From: John_H on 25 Jun 2010 21:59
hippo wrote: >Matt Richards wrote: >> >> Neither my wife or myself had to have an eye test for our last renewals. >> >> I wear glasses all the time, and she wears them for reading. > >Tested for at least the last 20 years in my case. Maybe it's waived if you >answer 'YES' to the question 'Do you wear glasses for driving?' and you >are wearing them when you reapply. I don't know, but the next renewal will >be my first 'yes', so I guess I'll find out! I can recall being tested before I wore specs (Qld), but not since. Presumably they reckon if you've gone to the trouble of buying a pair of specs and aren't carrying a white cane you ought be able to see well enough to drive. :) My optometrist tends to agree. She says you don't need to be able to see very well at all to meet the legal requirements for a driver's licence. Nor has google been able to tell me exactly what the legal requirements are (which suggests she's probably right). :) -- John H |