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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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[–] Jomn@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

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

That seems wildly regressive and disproportionately would harm working poor people, who generally would struggle to afford the time and expense involved.

There's no evidence that experience degrades driving skill, just aging

[–] nekat_emanresu@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There’s no evidence that experience degrades driving skill, just aging

Have you never seen a taxi or professional on the road before? lol

As for the working poor, you could easily say that using tax money and law changes that you could force them to get a paid day off once per 10 years for the test, and maybe free lessons and a payout for time spent. I'm sure that the gain in tax money from lower road usage and deaths would pay for this service and replacement transport like public buses.