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Norway:
Elderly Drivers Face Tougher Standards Aftenposten June 4, 2003 Norway - Today over 240,000
drivers over the age of 70 are licensed to motor, and the directorate
wants to be able to weed out those whose health makes them questionable
behind the wheel. Currently a medical certificate from one's family doctor
is enough to gain clearance to drive. Leif Ellevset, head of the
organization Safe Traffic applauds the proposed changes, but believes
checking health, eyesight and reflexes is not enough - older drivers
should also have their traffic skills monitored as well. "The suggestions is
consistent with our belief that it is important to assure the quality of
medical tests but doctors have no chance to assess the skill of elderly
drivers in traffic. Therefore we believe that introducing simple tests
which show if elderly drivers are still able is a good idea. Today's
traffic is demanding and most of them don't notice if their skills are
deteriorating," Ellevset said. Road and Traffic Director Eva
Solvi at the directorate is not ready to enforce testing but is
encouraging the elderly to take part in a new course for older drivers. The directorate's suggestions
have been sent to the Ministry of Transport and Communication and now
await a hearing. Copyright
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