LTA will not raise 75-year-old age limit for taxi & PHC drivers – Mothership.SG

Member of Parliament Yeo Wan Ling questioned whether or not the transport ministry would take into account extending the utmost age for taxi and PHC drivers, ought to the driving force be licensed to be medically match to drive a car.

Age correlates with accident charge

In response, Senior Minister of State for Transport Amy Khor shared that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) had commissioned the Singapore Medical Affiliation (SMA) to conduct a examine on presumably growing the statutory age restrict for these holding a vocational driving license.

You will need to know if taxi and PHC drivers are match to drive as they spend a “vital period of time on the street and are answerable for the protection of commuters and different street customers,” Khor mentioned.

From the examine, utilizing previous accident statistics and medical assessments, SMA really helpful to not enhance the age restrict past 75 years.

It was discovered that the accident charge of older vocational drivers is greater than that of youthful drivers — taxi and PHC drivers aged 70 to 74 are 5 to 6 instances extra prone to have had an accident as in comparison with drivers under the age of 60.

As a result of security issues, LTA assessed and regarded SMA’s suggestions and determined to not elevate the utmost age restrict for vocational license holders “for now”.

Older drivers aged 50 to 74 can proceed to carry legitimate vocational licenses in the event that they bear common checkups and meet the required necessities.

Within the meantime, LTA will proceed to watch the sector and assessment the statutory age restrict periodically, Khor mentioned.

Will assessment age restrict periodically

Yeo adopted up so as to add that members of the Nationwide Taxi Affiliation have expressed their need to proceed driving previous the age of 75.

It’s because they really feel they’re nonetheless in good well being and psychological alertness.

Yeo requested Khor if the ministry would take into account a license for senior drivers who move an annual medical examination to drive restricted hours or restricted routes.

Khor reiterated that the federal government would proceed to assessment the statutory age restrict periodically.

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