She said unfamiliarity shouldn’t be an excuse.
“I think that’s fair – I think you should be able to drive anywhere and, if you can’t, I’m sorry but I actually don’t think you can have your licence.”
Others disagreed with Chan-Green, with one viewer telling AM in an email his mother was still driving at 95-years-old and was “better than many younger drivers”.
But another viewer backed her view, saying any driver should be able drive competently anywhere – no matter the age.
Marshall, meanwhile, believed cognitive tests weren’t good indicators of driving ability.
“That’s been proven quite consistently in clinical studies so, while they’re a useful tool to assess if someone has early-stage dementia, they’re not really an appropriate test for the majority of drivers for assessing how good they are at driving,” he told AM.
“Those who are competent just get so frustrated and upset that they’re under stress, knowing they don’t want to lose their licence… and then fail.”
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