Thus, the pressure that older drivers feel while taking this high-stakes test is excruciating. Save the DMV money and save seniors grief. Knock off the silly written test for drivers over 70.

Even though most drivers 70 and older are now off the hook for the tests, they’re still going to have to go into a DMV office for an eye exam and a photo.

Letters to the Editor: California DMV tests don’t make sense, especially for seniors A line of people stretches around a Department of Motor Vehicles office in South L.A.

The DMV is only accepting walk-ups for a handful for services, and not for seniors seeking license renewal. “It's ridiculous and I think the governor should do something,” she said.

Beginning August 1, 2025, seniors 70+ must pass vision, cognitive, and driving tests to renew their licenses—part of new federal rules to boost road safety.

Sadaf Samim, left, 18, waits to take her driver’s permit test with her mother Sajia Ahmad, center, and her sister Sahar Samim, right, 21, at the Broadway DMV in Sacramento on Monday, June 27, 2022.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — With COVID-19 surging across California, the DMV has suspended behind-the-wheel drive tests for two weeks and are now offering online renewals for senior drivers.

Senior driver Dick Van Dyke faces DMV test after California car crash The veteran 97-year-old TV and film legend wasn’t seriously hurt in the crash, but police have asked the DMV to retest his ...

If Lopez had not started pointing out the horrors of the DMV tests, no changes would ever have been made. He made a loud noise for all of us and it made a difference. I think they should erect a ...