How addicted are Canadians to their cars?

"Older drivers tell us the day you're told, 'Hand over your licence' is worse than a cancer diagnosis," researcher Nicol Korner-Bitensky said Thursday.

"I heard it so many times I was shocked," she said. "I couldn't figure it out, and when I asked why they'd tell me, 'Cancer is something that comes, a lot of my friends have it, there are good treatments now. But having my licence taken away, day one to day two, my whole life changes overnight.' "

... Canada Safety Council statistics show that drivers over the age of 75 are 3 1/2 times more likely to be involved in a crash than those who are 35 to 40 years old.

Source: Calgary Herald