Hwaseong City Conducts Free Dementia Screening Tests for Elderly Drivers

The Dementia Safety Center in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, offers free dementia screening tests (CIST) required for the regular aptitude test (renewal) of drivers aged 75 and older.

A staff member from Hwaseong City Dementia Safety Center is conducting traffic safety education for elderly drivers. Provided by Hwaseong City

According to the Road Traffic Act, drivers aged 75 and older must undergo a cognitive screening test (dementia screening test) and traffic safety education before the expiration date of the regular aptitude test every three years.

Elderly drivers wishing to take the dementia screening test can make a reservation with the dementia management team at the respective regional public health center and visit with their ID. A test result certificate for submission will be issued after the test. For more details, please contact the Hwaseong-si Dementia Safety Center.

Meanwhile, on the 24th, the center conducted a pilot operation of on-site education for elderly drivers in collaboration with the Gyeonggi Branch of the Korea Road Traffic Authority at the Hwaseong-si Western Public Health Center.

Gwak Maeheon, director of the Hwaseong-si Dementia Safety Center, said, "We will strive to ensure that the elderly can live their daily lives safely through dementia prevention and early response."

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