TOO OLD TO DRIVE?
Next year, the oldest baby boomers will turn 65, which means that the number of older drivers on the road will be increasing in the years to come. Illinois has a stringent driver's license renewal program, which requires 81- to 86-year-old drivers to renew their licenses every two years instead of the standard four — complete with vision and road tests. Those 87 and older have to renew annually.
Today, there are more than 20 million drivers age 70 and older on the roads, compared with 18 million in 1997, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In an article on the topic of older drivers, the Chicago Tribune reported that in Illinois, more than 796,000 residents over the age of 70 have licenses.
The Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll recently posted an article on this blog regarding safety issues involving older drivers.
