Massachusetts Elder–Driving Law Attempts to Address Safety Concerns
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a law that attempts to address safety concerns over elderly drivers. The new legislation requires drivers older than 75 to apply for driver's license renewals in person and to pass a vision test every five years instead of every 10 years, which was previously the law. Some legislators are happy with the new law. Sen. Steven A. Baddour, a Methuen Democrat and chairman of the Legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation, said it was good enough, pointing out that New Hampshire has the same requirement. Others are disappointed with the changes. Sen. Brian A. Joyce,…
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