The Wire

The stereotype of older drivers being the worst on the roads may not be entirely true, according to a new study. Dr Matthew Baldock studied older drivers for his PhD at the University of Adelaide, and found that by avoiding difficult driving conditions, elderly drivers have far less crashes than their younger counterparts. Now the results of his study are being used by senior citizen groups in New South Wales to add weight to their claim that aged-based mandatory licence testing violates anti-discrimination laws. Matthew Baldock explains how he went about his research and says all of the statistics point to older drivers being among the safest on our roads.