ELDERLY DRIVERS: THE NEED FOR TAILORED LICENSE RENEWAL PROCEDURES

As the percentage of elderly drivers increases, so too does the number of accidents involving elderly drivers. In this article, the author analyzes the current status of licensing renewal procedures for elderly drivers and the need for procedures more focused on the elderly. After noting variations among the states, Ms. Klein focuses on the Illinois driver's license renewal statute, the most rigid of its kind. Next, the author examines other approaches such as counseling, restricted licenses, and anonymous reporting. Driver's license renewal procedures should be ability-focused, not age-focused. To protect elderly drivers, the author concludes by recommending that states initially pattern their driver's license renewal statutes after the Illinois model.

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    University of Illinois School of Law

    504 East Pennsylvania Avenue
    Champaign, IL  United States  61820
  • Authors:
    • Klein, J L
  • Publication Date: 1995

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References;
  • Pagination: p. 309-339
  • Serial:
    • ELDER LAW JOURNAL
    • Volume: 3
    • Issue Number: 2
    • Publisher: University of Illinois School of Law
    • ISSN: 1070-1478

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00719224
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 20 1996 12:00AM