Legislation that could end or ease a requirement for senior drivers to undergo road tests is percolating in Springfield with bipartisan support. “What we have in place today, I think, is unfair for ...

Starting in July 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation will implement a new law aimed at elderly driving.With the number of senior drivers steadily increasing, the law seeks to ensure road ...

Beginning August 1, 2025, new federal regulations will require seniors aged 70 and above to undergo specific driving tests for license renewal. This initiative aims to enhance road safety while ...

John Billis hasn't gotten a parking citation, let alone a traffic ticket, in about 50 years, he says. So why, Billis wonders, must he take a driving test to renew his license upon turning 79? “It's ...

Our legislators in Tallahassee sometimes come up with the weirdest ideas. The latest is a so-called crackdown on the driver's licenses of people 75 years of age or older. The new legislation would ...

One of the last barriers to ageism in Illinois — driver’s license tests for senior citizens — may be coming down. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias wants to hike the age at which drivers must take ...

Once again, it has become clear that the letters D, M and V are like magic beans. Toss them into the public square, and the harvest begins immediately. Earlier this week, I asked if a behind-the-wheel ...

CHICAGO — Older drivers in Illinois could face fewer barriers to renew their driver’s licenses next year as part of a bill that would raise the age for the state-mandated annual driver’s test from 79 ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is joined by Republicans, Democrats and advocates for aging Illinoisans at a news conference announcing a bill to increase the age for the state-mandated ...