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.
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.
For sure older drivers must indirectly cause accidents too. They pull out too slowly in front of people, they don’t move with the flow of traffic which causes slowdowns, and they swerve into other lanes without turn signals. None of these may cause accidents with them, but can cause other people to end up in accidents because of the unpredictability.
I fully support more frequent tests for people whose cognition is declining.
I actually also support more frequent tests for everybody because there are a lot of people who should NOT be allowed to drive just because they’re so bad and/or dangerous. Driving is a privilege, not a right, which comes with very serious consequences when done poorly.