"This is pure age discrimination. They cannot provide any evidence or figures to show that drivers aged 70 and over would be more often involved in accidents."

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.

  • Acamon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I think there’s various European countries that do that. Scotland has free bus travel for over 60s, under 22s, and people with disabilities. I think Ireland and Portugal have something similar.