Professor Tokoro Masabumi of Rissho University, raising questions about Japan's testing requirements for elderly license holders after a fatal car accident involving a 97-year-old driver. Drivers 75 or over must undergo cognitive impairment screening to test their memory and judgment capabilities every three years before they renew their licenses.
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Even if you were OK three years ago, you may not be now. Ideally, senior drivers should take a cognitive test annually just as they would undergo a health check.
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Aly Rustom
They might want to speed up the approval for self driving cars- at least for seniors. I'd feel safer with self driving cars on the roads than seniors behind the wheel.