- A new bill introduced by Sen. Rosemary Bayer, D-West Bloomfield, would require drivers aged 75 and older to take vision, written knowledge and driving skills tests to renew their license...every four years for the screening process.
- For those 85 and older, the same would be required every year...
...Any changes – even at the “lowest end of the spectrum of solutions” – would cost the state at least $6 million a year. (Expect MUCH MORE COST!)
Why use "65 and older" stats when the bill is aimed at those 75 and older. Fake stat!
Why use "drivers" in one stat and "in" in the other? Fake stat!
- In Michigan, those 65 and older represented 12.2% of drivers in all crashes and 18.7% in all fatal crashes in 2024, according to Michigan Traffic Crash Facts.
Why use % of drivers in crashes but not % of drivers "65 and older"? Fake stat!
Why use the "increase in all crashes" but not the % of the age group? Fake stat!
Why use the term "involved"? The person driving. At fault? Passenger? Fake stat!
- And the trend is rising: While there were 48,615 drivers aged 65 and older involved in all crashes in 2015, the number was 59,183 in 2024 – an increase of 21.7%.
Same garbage of fakeness.
"Involvement" means what?
How has the population of age 65+ drivers increased in 10 years?
Even if one would believe this sophistry, the additional "involvement" in fatal crashes by the group has rise by only about 13/year.
Show same stats for ALL age groups!
Show stats for those first-time
- For fatal crashes, the age group’s involvement increased by 70.6% during the same period. In 2024, there were 307 older drivers involved in these incidents compared to 180 in 2015..
"Involvement" doesn't mean "caused"!
Show comparisons for ALL age groups!
Show stats for those first-time-in-an-accident drivers vs those with multiple violations.
Show stats for 75 and older. Instead of combining them with 65 year olds.
Show accidents/fatalities broken down by accidents
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