This is reformation driver’s license which may be implemented in the near future. The driver’s license at the end of life, especially for the elderly! It all started with a tragic accident that happened in 2018. Pauline Derouled, a young woman waiting on a sidewalk in Paris one October day, was hit by a car. On board a A 90-year-old man who lost control and hit him on the spot. Her left leg was amputated, she became disabled and opposes a lifetime driver’s license. To avoid other similar cases involving the elderly. So what does this event entail and is it likely to be successful?

Medical tests for the elderly

His struggle today is to impose a mandatory examination of the elderly every ten years holders of driver’s licenses. This is to ensure that they are still fit to drive despite their advanced age. Reflexes, vision, hearing, this 360-degree test should help keep dangerous drivers off the road. Starting at age 60, he recommends a checkup every five years or even every two years, starting at age 70 !

In case of proven incapacity, the relevant persons will revoke your driver’s license. In fact, drivers between the ages of 65 and 74 are less likely to be responsible for fatal crashes than drivers over the age of 24, for example (64% vs. 77%), according to traffic safety data. However, there seems to be a relationship between the age of the driver and the number of accidents persons older than 75 are considered responsible in 82% of cases.

France is a bad student

Will such a measure be successful in France? If we compare ourselves with our European neighbors, then France does poorly in this subject. Indeed, it is necessary in Spain, Portugal, Belgium or Switzerland renew his license drive after a certain age. with medical tests also planned, for example, those recommended by Pauline Derouled. Together with Poland and Germany, France is the only country in the European Union where there is no legislation on this issue. Now the Government is working on similar measures are in place. This will include the installation of a shuttle system to offer older people alternative forms of transport. Discussions are going well… According to Pauline Derouled, who is hoping for an announcement along these lines during the year.