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EU wants over 70s to prove they can still drive every five years (www.brusselstimes.com)

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The European Union wants elderly people (70+) to undergo medical tests from now on to prove that they are still capable of driving a car every five years. However, the proposal has been met with a lot of criticism.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should be every two years really. Then how about every 5 years for everybody else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly what do you expect to affect most of the people in their twenties or thirties in 5 years, that would justify this massive expense of time and money?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Growing old has many effects on people, but actually remembering or even re-learning the rules of driving in traffic would be great! Many of us would not even be able to pass the driving exams 10 years after getting our license, and it shows in traffic