91 year old woman runs down pedestrians -

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road deaths statistic

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https://datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progr ... oad-deaths

[Bobby]

Well they should be required to have mandatory eye, reflex, cognition and medical testing. I see some people getting into cars who can barely walk. How can they possibly operate the pedals effectively?

I've seen that too -
a very old man who can not actually walk - he shuffles along very slowly yet he drives a car.

[Bobby]

A medical episode can happen at any age.

I heard a story once of a man who was only 50.
He had a heart attack and died while driving past a school at 8.50am.
He went across the wrong side of the road -
up on to the footpath and school kids had to jump out of the way -
he went right through a fence in front of a house.
Luckily - no one was killed or injured.

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a very old man who can not actually walk - he shuffles along very slowly yet he drives a car

Someone may have bad left foot so can not work but can drive car with automatic transmission.

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Victoria could follow in the footsteps of other states and territories with age-based fit-to-drive requirements.

The state’s Acting Premier Ben Carroll said the prospect of assessing elderly drivers’ fitness to drive is ‘a valid question’, and one that he would be discussing with Victorian Roads and Safety Minister, Melissa Horne.

However, RACGP Victoria Chair Dr Anita Muñoz does not believe introducing age-based health assessments is the answer, and has concerns about the onus being placed on GPs.

While Acting Premier Carroll says he will be discussing driving requirements, a Herald Sun report says there are no current plans underway to introduce testing for elderly drivers.

https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinic ... sessing-ol