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EU wants over 70s to prove they can still drive every five years (www.brusselstimes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by CAVOK@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de

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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.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish we could test for cognitive ability for voting access over 70.

[–] ElmarsonTheThird@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The german satire party DIE PARTEI wanted to implement a highest voting age. If you can't vote the first 18 years of your life, you shouldn't be able to vote the final 18 years.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How to determine when the last 18 start, though?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago

I've been saying the same thing for years. We should revoke voting status 18y from whatever the national average lifespan. That'll never happen, though.