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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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[–] veganpizza69@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Should be every 2 years - for everyone with a license.

[–] swancheez@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

That seems beyond excessive.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

It shouldn't. That's a monumental administrative task. My gov can barley keep up with issuing passports. Imagine having to reissue drivers licenses with a check up every 2 years for everyone...

[–] JesusChrist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That seems expensive to enforce. It would make more sense for people to be tested every 10 years till age 68, every 5 years till age 78, then every two years after that.