Friday, July 18, 2003

They should have a financial incentive program for older drivers to stop driving. Say if you're over 80 and, of your own accord, you go to the MTO office and turn in your licence, you get a thousand dollars/free bus passes for life/vouchers for 20 taxi rides. If you alter your lifestyle to eliminate driving - say you sell your farmhouse way out in the country and move into a nice condo on a bus route - there could be a subsidy to cover the additional expenses incurred. I have no idea where the money might come from (perhaps a PPP between the gov't and insurance companies?), and of course doctors could still get people who are medically unfit to stop driving, but it might be helpful to have incentives to get people to stop BEFORE they're medically unfit.

I am very impressed by the wording of the latest draft bill - it is perfect, exactly as I would have worded it. I heard the MPs are going to have an free vote on this issue, so I'd encourage you to remind your MP that you would like this bill passed.

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