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.
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
I’ve seen many driving professionals. The vast vast majority have substantially better driving behavior per km traveled. Again well supported by data.
Similarly, the regressive nature of increasing barriers to driving is well understood. This can be easily shown by looking at the effects of drivers license prohibitions on undocumented immigrants. Again, there is data.
Your point about offsetting costs is ignorant to history. A tried and true approach to “starve the beast” is breaking something now and promising to fix it later. The fixes never come, the costs
It seems like you are someone easily swayed by anecdotes over actual evidence. That’s a really bad way to make policy decisions.
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EU wants over 70s to prove they can still drive every five years (www.brusselstimes.com)
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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