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@cee-dee wrote:

Should drivers over 70 be required to take a test every 3 years?

 

I saw part of a discussion on TV on this subject so what do you think?

 

Really, it's drivers aged 17 to 24 who're most likely to have a crash and from what I've read it seems drivers over 80 are more likely to cause themselves an injury than other people.

 

Drivers have to renew their driving licence at 70 and then have to renew it every 3 years but a test as well?

 

 

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Perhaps not a retest of the actual driving test but some form of test to prove their reactions are quick enough and hazard perceptions are satisfactory, also their eye sight should be fit for purpose too.

My father was a good driver right up till he was 80, then it became apparent that the Alzheimers was setting in, I personally had to stop him from driving, he thought he was still fine but he started doing silly things like driving the wrong side of an island, or just too fast. He was a danger to himself and others, but on the other hand there are many over 70 - 80 that are still very competent.

I agree it is the youngsters that can be more of a hazard, they think they are invincible, I  also think they don't have enough training in bad weather eg snow and ice.