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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Germany has more cars per capita than the US and Germany is the only country without a speedlimit on motorways. So yes, they definitely do

[โ€“] Randomguy27 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Looks like you're right, I heard this fact in a YouTube video or something and didn't check against. I'm sorry, I don't want to spread misinformation.