Canadian Automobile Association: Helping Aging Drivers
Issues for Older Drivers
CAA believes that traffic safety stakeholders, including provincial and territorial governments, need to identify and implement a balanced approach that takes into account a person's mobility and the individual's and public's right to expect a reasonable level of road safety.
This balanced approach includes:
- Ability-based licensing that doesn't base competency on age alone
- Improvements to road and highway design that make safe navigating and manoeuvring easier, not just for seniors, but for all drivers
- Changes in vehicle design to accommodate the physical challenges of aging and other drivers
- Road safety education that includes and addresses the specific needs of aging drivers and their families