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.

  • smokeythebear@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    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
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      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.