Draft EU law on driving licences is hitting pensioners particularly hard. Roadworthiness of drivers over 70 years of age to be checked every five years.
Age limit for more medical examinations is to be raised from 50 to 70 years. New regulations intended to ensure no more traffic fatalities in the EU by 2050 and that the number will be halved by 2030. In 2022,20 people lost their lives in road traffic accidents in 600, more than in the pandemic years 2020 and 2021.. Should seniors be obliged to take driving tests?