Do recent crashes justify tighter senior driving rules?

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## Recent crashes have intensified the case for tighter senior driving checks, but they do not by themselves settle the debate.

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Malaysia became an aging nation in 2021, when people aged 65 and above reached 7 per cent of the population, and it is projected to become an aged nation by 2048 at 14 per cent. In that context, two widely publicised crashes in May 2026 have sharpened public scrutiny of how senior drivers are assessed, especially because private licence fitness still depends on self-declaration under Section 30(3) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

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