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

submitted 1 year ago by CAVOK@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de

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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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[–] RocksForBrains@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good.

Normalize checking peoples cognitive abilities.

[–] canarin@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Provided age is not the trigger given that no proof has been provided supporting the age limit.

[–] SoaringDE@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

I can sort of understand the downvotes, but can anyone link a study maybe?

[–] MatFi@lemmy.thias.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Well random age limits are all over. For Voting, Working, optainig the driver license, drinking, being out late, You name it.