When 84-year-old Jean Lawrence was forced to forfeit her licence the thought of losing her independence caused great stress. But after taking driving lessons, she resat the test in a mission to get back behind the wheel.
Jean Lawrence took up driving lessons to get her driver's licence back after she failed a mandatory driving assessment.abc.net.au/news/older-drivers-over-80-regain-licence-after-taking-lessons/102149916When Jean Lawrence failed a driving test in her 80s she thought she would never be able to drive again.
Anyone aged over 80 in WA must undergo an annual medical assessment and a GP may also recommend a separate practical driving test. She sat the test in Albany — about an hour and a half's drive east of Walpole — a town she isn't familiar driving in.
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