European Parliament votes against compulsory medical examination every 15 years. This proposed revision of the directive has provoked an outcry from certain associations in France.
The measure provided that driving licenses would be valid for only fifteen years for motorcycles, cars and tractors, five years for trucks and buses. This type of system already exists in certain EU countries, notably Portugal, Spain, Greece, Italy and the Czech Republic. More 20,000 people die on EU roads every year and more than 160,000 are seriously injured.