No
Older drivers should be forced to retake their driving test when they turn 66 - which will be retirement age in 2020 - according to the majority of motorists in a survey by Auto Trader. Drivers of any age must take a vision test with each renewal. In 2011, the legislature turned away a proposal to test older drivers’ reflex and reaction times starting at age 75, and to require every-six-months renewals for people 90 and older. MAINE: Starting at age 65, drivers must renew a license every four years instead of every six years. A vision test is required at the first renewal after a driver turns 40, and at every second renewal until age 62. Among the most strict rules: Illinois requires a road test to check driving skills with every license renewal starting at age 75 — and starting at age 81, those renewals are required every two years instead of every four. At 87, Illinois drivers must renew annually. ILLINOIS: At age 75, drivers must take a road test and eye exam to renew a license. At age 81, drivers must renew every two years instead of every four – and at age 87, they must start renewing annually. Prior to 1990, testing at renewal was required starting at age 69. In Maine, vision testing is required at the first renewal after driver's 40th birthday, then at every second renewal until age 62, and thereafter at every renewal. In Oregon, vision testing is required every 8 years for drivers 50 and older. In Illinois and New Hampshire, applicants 75 and older must take a road test. The elderly drivers should not be required to retake the driving test at a certain age. The elderly drivers should not be required to retake the driving test at a certain age. There is no point in them having to repeat the driving test. Illinois requires applicants older than 75 to take a road test at every renewal. The table below provides the length of time for which licenses can be renewed, renewal methods and vision certification requirements for the general population and the older driver population in each state and the District of Columbia.
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should drivers be required to take a driving test after a certain age?