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Home > Senior Driving IssuesQuestioning veracity of the Simard MD
It has been widely published that the Simard MD cognitive test was developed by Bonnie Dobbs PhD and Donald Schopflocher PhD, of the Medically At-Risk Driver Centre. (MARD). We challenge the veracity of that assertion. In lectures and public presentations, Bonnie Dobbs presents the Simard MD as a product of their research. She refers to the […]
THE CORE CONTROVERSY: SAFETY VS. COLLATERAL DAMAGE
THE CORE CONTROVERSY: SAFETY VS. COLLATERAL DAMAGE Senior driving licensure. The Protocol’s Goal: Developed by researchers at the University of Alberta, the SIMARD-MD is a brief cognitive screening tool administered in doctors’ offices. If a patient scores in the “indeterminate” or low range, they are typically forced to take a costly, computer-based DriveABLE assessment or […]
DRIVERCHECK – $650. cost to Seniors
-Leviticus 19:32 Elder Advocates Of Alberta (1992) March 20, 2024 Letter Via Email transportation.minister@gov.ab.ca Honourable Mr. Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Transportation, Alberta Legislature, Edmonton AB. Dear Mr. Minister: REFERENCE – ) DRIVERCHECK Test (IMPIRICA) Please advise us- Has the private for-profit DRIVERCHECK provided by IMPIRICA, ever been approved by government? Has the protocol of DRIVERCHECK […]
French Transport Minister Against Mandatory Age-Based Tests
https://etsc.eu/french-transport-minister-against-mandatory-age-based-tests-for-older-drivers/ October 10, 2023 The French minister of transport Clément Beaune has spoken out against mandatory age-based tests for older drivers, part of a proposed reform of EU driving licence rules. In a radio interview earlier this month, the minister said he was opposed to requiring elderly people to undergo a medical […]
Simard MD reason for License Suspension
February 13, 2023 Letter Via Email Honourable Mr. Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Transportation, Alberta Legislature, Edmonton AB. . Dear Mr. Minister: REFERENCE – Senior Driver License Applicants. . We are again receiving Reports from seniors that they are being . 1) disallowed to drive, . 2) their driving licenses suspended . 3) directed to submit […]
SIMARD-MD is not an Effective Driver Screening Tool
GERIATRICS JOURNAL HOME / ARCHIVES / VOL. 24 NO. 1 (2021) / Original Research . The SIMARD-MD is not an Effective Driver Screening Tool for Determining Fitness-To-Drive . AUTHORS Alexander M. Crizzle University of Waterloo, University of Saskatchewan Nadia Mullen Lakehead University Diane Mychael St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph Natasha Meger Saskatchewan Health Authority Ryan […]
Failure To Obtain Informed Consent From Senior Drivers
REGISTERED MAIL Professional Conduct Department College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta Suite 2700, 10020 – 100 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 0N3 Dear Sir/ Madam: REFERENCE: FAILURE TO OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT- ADMINISTRATIVE FAIRNESS Alberta citizens, 75 years & over are required to have a medical exam by a physician in order to register for […]
Injustice – License renewal.
LICENSE RENEEWAL ———— AN EMAIL LETTER SENT FROM A SENIOR DRIVER. SHE TITLED HER LETTER DISCRIMINATION – WE TITLE IT INJUSTICE. —— I was sent a Form that said in order to renew my license I had to have a doctor’s certificate. I have an appointment at my doctor for my annual checkup in June […]
AMA affirms Simard MD fraudulent
AMA AFFIRMS SIMSRD MD FRAUDULENT. Don Szarko, Director of Advocacy and Community services, ALBERTA MOTOR ASSOCIATION affirmed to us at the Grey Matters Conference? 2014, that that the concept, perpetrated by Dr. Bonnie Dobbs, that ?“a cognitively intact person can easily pass the Simard MD”,? is false.? Across the province, senior’s lives have been disrupted […]
Study: Senior Drivers Do Not Cause Accidents
Study : SENIOR DRIVING “THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN HAVING STRICTER RULES AND LESS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS“. Professor Richard Tay. La Trobe University’s Chair of Road Safety Management argues increasing mandatory testing and licensing requirements for ageing drivers is not necessary. SENIOR DRIVING, A recent study by Professor Richard Tay examines the re-testing and licensing requirements […]
When Families Were Blocked From Long-Term Care Homes
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN FAMILIES WERE BLOCKED FROM LONG TERM CARE HOMES. When public health officials across Canada banned visitors from nursing homes in order to protect residents from COVID-19, they cut off an essential support system. They inadvertently created a feeding crisis. Family members and advocates say some residents have died from dehydration and others […]
Effectiveness of Mandatory License Testing
Comparative Study Traffic Inj Prev 2004 Dec;5(4):326-35. doi: 10.1080/15389580490509464. Effectiveness of Mandatory License Testing for Older Drivers in Reducing Crash Risk Among Urban Older Australian Drivers Jim Langford 1 , Michael Fitzharris, Sjaanie Koppel, Stuart Newstead ffiliations expand PMID: 15545070 DOI: 10.1080/15389580490509464 ABSTRACT Most licensing jurisdictions in Australia maintain mandatory assessment programs targeting older drivers, […]
Global Pandemic: Licensing Senior Drivers
Despite a global pandemic, the requirement for older Albertans to have their driving license renewed by a medical doctor, continues to be in effect. We have also learned that at the end of this month, they will have to pay for the medical examination necessary for the license renewal. Therefore in practice, an Albertan, who […]
Medical Tests for Drivers Over 70 Should be Ended
Medical tests for drivers over 70 ‘should be ended’ – says traffic medicine expert Older motorists have better record, says traffic medicine expert Compulsory medical tests for drivers aged over 70 should be abolished, the director of the National Office of Traffic Medicine has said Professor Desmond O’Neill said drivers aged over 70 were safer […]
Violation of Human Rights
A number of seniors have reported to our office – 1) that they successfully renewed their legal right to drive and were in receipt of a license 2) then, after about three or four months they received a letter from a Transportation Reviewing Officer of Driver fitness and Monitoring that instructed […]