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Ontario considering enhanced road test for drivers over 80: auditor general report

The auditor's report says the ministry did research in 2020 that showed more than a third of drivers over 80 who passed the clock-drawing test could not pass a road test.

Published Dec 7, 2023 at 6:19pm

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Ontario considering enhanced road test for drivers over 80: auditor general report

The sun sets as traffic moves along Highway 401 in Belleville, Ont., on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Ontario is considering introducing an enhanced road test for drivers over 80 years old, and is looking at how to better deter stunt driving. (Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press)

Ontario is considering introducing an enhanced road test for drivers over 80 years old, and is looking at how to better deter stunt driving.

That's according to the auditor general's annual report published this week, which reveals some rules the Ministry of Transportation is reviewing.

Ontario drivers have to renew their licence every two years after they turn 80, and that renewal process involves attending a senior driver education session at which their vision is tested and they have to draw a clock, which measures cognitive abilities.

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