Starting in July 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation will implement a new law aimed at elderly driving.With the number of senior drivers steadily increasing, the law seeks to ensure road ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to raise the mandatory senior drivers test age from 75 to 87. Drivers 79 and older would be required to renew their ...
A new bill has been sent to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk that would raise the age at which seniors in Illinois are required to take behind-the-wheel driving tests. The legislation was drafted by Secretary ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A bill unanimously passed by the Senate on Thursday and on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk will increase the age that senior drivers in Illinois are required to take an annual ...
MAKE THESE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. I FELT LIKE I WAS BEING SET UP TO FAIL. 76 YEAR OLD FRANCIS BREW WAS FORCED TO STOP DRIVING. MY DRIVING IS FINE, SHE TOLD HER DOCTOR ABOUT BEING EXTREMELY TIRED WHEN ...
When should someone with dementia stop driving? My 83-year-old father has some dementia issues but still drives himself around town pretty well. — Concerned Daughter Most doctors agree that people ...
One of the last barriers to ageism in Illinois — driver’s license tests for senior citizens — may be coming down. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias wants to hike the age at which drivers must take ...
Jan. 16—CHICAGO — Older drivers in Illinois could face fewer barriers to renew their driver's licenses next year as part of a bill that would raise the age for the state-mandated annual driver's test ...
Bill would align driving laws with other states, supporters say. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias drafted the legislation. Crash rate for senior drivers is the lowest, legislators say, ...