After an 81-year-old man drove into a gas station in Quincy Tuesday night, leaving six people with minor injuries, some have begun asking: Why are older drivers not re-tested for road safety? Current law does not require people to re-take drivers’ tests after their initial one, meaning a senior citizen driver has not taken a test in 50 years or more.
To debate, Jim Braude was joined by Elizabeth Dugan, an associate professor of gerontology at UMass Boston and a member of the Governor’s Council on Aging, and Evan Falchuk, CEO of the Village Plan, which helps match families with elder care services.
