Across Canada, provinces are looking at ways to deal with aging drivers. Most seniors don't drive as much as when they were younger. But they have more accidents per kilometre driven than any other age group. The accidents tend to be in daytime in good conditions. The question is - how do you balance road safety with the rights of individuals to stay on the road.
Some provinces require drivers to be reassessed when they reach a certain age.
In British Columbia, drivers 80 and over need to take medical exams before they can renew their licenses. Ontario, with one of the most stringest seniors' driving policies on the continent, reassesses drivers over 80, every two years. Depending on their assessment, they may have to take a road test. Nova Scotia is considering its options. If it's left to them to make a self-assessment, that's kind of risky.