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The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles, in partnership with an Older Driver Advisory Committee, conducted a legislatively-mandated study on the effects of aging on driving ability, and made recommendations to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Some of their recommendations included:

Reduce the driver's license renewal cycle from 8 years to 4 years for people age 65 or older.

Screen for not only visual, but also cognitive and functional ability, and add a screen for "Useful Field of View" to the vision test.

Increase reporting requirements for physicians, social workers, and others who come in contact with people whose driving ability may be impaired, and find ways to provide confidentiality to others who report possible problems.

Develop a self-screening tool that older drivers and their family members can use to assess impairments which may affect driving ability.

Increase efforts to make information available to the public regarding driver retraining programs, the use of adaptive devices and driving rehabilitation resources for drivers with impairments.