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EU wants over 70s to prove they can still drive every five years
(www.brusselstimes.com)
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I kind of agree with this, I do think that an exam should be done every so many years, but I don't think that full on driving test should need to be done. At most maybe a minimal test like make sure you can still do intersections fine and make sure you still know how to use your blinker in Etc but honestly I don't feel like a full-on test is going to be beneficial for anything, a timed exam with common sense questions such as who has the right away in this situation, or when is it appropriate to go through a yellow, basic stuff
In the case of the eu, this isn't an actually a driving test; it is more so of a medical test so like vision and memory tests to verify that you still have situational awareness, which I think will do tremendously more then your standard driving test where you may not even hit a situation that requires a lot of situational awareness
A full on driving test should be done at least once though. Where I live (Pennsylvania), the "driving test" is basically going around the block and then parallel parking one time. In no sense can it be considered as a comprehensive test of a driver's command of a wide range of potential situations.
In my opinion it should be doctor every 5 years, driving test every 10. And as you get significantely older both intervals get reduced.