Steve Lopez: For drivers 70 and older, the road rage over DMV test questions continues
Half a year has come and gone since I first wrote about driver's license renewal adventures for people 70 and older, but the mail keeps coming. I hear regularly from people who are confused, frustrated and angry about the process, and some of them have repeatedly flunked tests despite spotless driving records. On Friday afternoon, even the DMV acknowledged this mess, and a spokesperson told me ...
by Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times
Oct 10, 2023
4 minutes
Half a year has come and gone since I first wrote about driver's license renewal adventures for people 70 and older, but the mail keeps coming.
I hear regularly from people who are confused, frustrated and angry about the process, and some of them have repeatedly flunked tests despite spotless driving records. On Friday afternoon, even the DMV acknowledged this mess, and a spokesperson told me the agency is working on some fixes, which I'll get to in a minute.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the lifted the requirement that drivers over 70 had to go to an office to renew their license. When the requirement was reinstated on Jan. 1 of this year, that's when the confusion began.
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