After 70s as a driver.

1. Driver should go for medical check up & fitness check.
2. Clear of accident and summons.

Agree with 1 but 2 shall apply to ALL drivers regardless of age.

Hello Anthony Loke

i think agility test more important , for example test for emergency brake stop and stay in control within certain criteria,some obstacle avoidance test

by time reach 70s cars would be driving themselves with you inside...

that is if we still here by 2030 and have survived da depopz...

Is there any stats saying old people are causing more accidents?? I feel most accidents are from young hotheads drivers???

Driving is actually considered a complex task.

Why we allow older ppl to drive without health screening is stupid.

Old people are actually more careful when driving. They would take multiple breaks especially on long distance highways during balik kumpung time. Most accidents I saw are from younger aged drivers who speed without looking the roads.

cannot just forcibly restrain them; you know how stubborn they can be.

Good idea but barking up the wrong tree.

Enforcement is where the issues are at.

GDL holders need a medical check every year in order to renew licenses. Doesn't stop all the recent heavy vehicle accidents. Licensing isn't the issue, it's enforcement.

You cant blanket and burden ALL older folks because some get into accidents. Where are the stats to justify that?

theyll always argue "its okay as long no accidents"

then when kena is too late ed by then

Exactly. If you've live that long, god forbid you haven't acquired some common sense.

My dad is 75. Drives perfectly fine. He just doesn't have the attention and stamina to drive 2-3 HR stints...so he takes more frequent breaks or just take the train for cheap.

It's the younger drivers, motorcyclist and heavy commercial vehicles that get into trouble more than anything.

i didnt bark any tree.

Merely suggestion.

Why you so worked out? its friday.

Maybe should make it compulsory for new drivers to repeat their driving tests annually until they reach 35

Road users in 15-35 age group at high risk of accidents, JPJ data shows
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023...-jpj-data-shows

meanwhile

My dad now 80yo. Still can drive. Mostly i allow him to drive to taman kopitiam or mini market to chit chat or sometimes to buy 4D.

But i every year bring him to med check up and every 2 years do some throughout body scanning to try to detect early sign of stroke or heart attack.

He been doing this for many years ady but sometimes a bit heart breaking also. He told me as he live longer then he see his friends leaving one by one.

This will help reduce road accidents by few %

elderly already forming very less % of drivers on the road due to them being retired and no longer needed to. If drive frequent also.. probably for short distance .

As for working class adult population between 20-60 years old ... the odds of them causing accidents are much higher due to sheer number of them on the road + driving more frequently to make a living.


The elephant in the room not addressed, aka tackling the types of drivers forming the bulk of accidents especially fatalities .

I'm sure authority have stats of accident cases and how it was caused TOGETHER with driver age groups.

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: May 30 2025, 04:15 PM

my mom is 83 still driving. I told her if any accident due to her age she have to stop driving before causing people life. So far she drive slow and safe.

No need, just replace all $ saman to rotan. RM 300 saman replaced with 300 strokes of rotan. RM30 saman replace with 30 strokes of rotan.

Not just that.

Those over 70s need mental evaluation in order to vote.

u nak buat law, sure

but no one gives a sheet bcoz there are no enforcement

do we not have a law on traffic lights? we do. but rempits don't give a sheet bcoz enforcement is near 0. i see bikers run red light EVERYDAY

70 yo at least drive slow and cause jam only.

better than those motobodo zip zap, superman, rempit, and all those hoohaa

also cant forgot those kertebodo who speeding and mabuk which will cause accident too.

What car insurance company does your parents use? My dads current car insurance company says they don’t renew for people older than 80yo?

Car under my name

The car under my name. How the insurance company know who is the driver?

majority of 70 old are better driver that 30-40 y.o..

Singapore also do this way long ago

Malaysia car insurance is for the vehicle.

Should make a separate one for individual driver too.
If driver no accident for 10yrs get better insurance rates.

Malaysia should encourage road safety.

Do your know which insurance company that cover for over 80 yo??

should be after 48s

ya ya
ones that buat perangai on our roads
all 70 n above kan

some ppl should reach a certain threshold age
before coming up with suggestions that seem valid
but upon closer inspection - holds no water

This post has been edited by machomama: May 30 2025, 08:34 PM

YS Khong is 73 this year.

Not to worry in next 10 more years we'll have autonomous driving cars coming soon.

Not worked up. Just saying jpj/pdrm got more important issues they need to handle first...which they aren't.

Old folks are driving much less. Less of them on the roads. So less accidents. Your suggestion burdens ALL senior drivers to prevent the small percentage of accidents. Priorities does not match the intended purpose.

As usual. Malaysia priority in task always everywhere .