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EU wants over 70s to prove they can still drive every five years

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

"This is pure age discrimination. They cannot provide any evidence or figures to show that drivers aged 70 and over would be more often involved in accidents."

EU wants over 70s to prove they can still drive every five years

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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  • This would be great. We should also require all drivers to pass small exams every ~10 years in order to assert that they are up to date with new laws and new types of infrastructure.

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