Leeds reflects on an upper-age limit for drivers and resitting driving tests

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A recent survey found that one in twenty British people believe over-50s should have their licences revoked due to old age. What are your thoughts on setting age-based limits for drivers, or asking older drivers to resit their test?

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00:00I think you're 50 is probably a bit young for anything like that, it might be quite patronising

00:05to suggest to a 50 year old you don't know how to drive anymore but I mean the way the roads work

00:10does change and like the nature of the roads and stuff so I think retesting at a certain period

00:15after you've passed your test might be worthwhile. I'm over 50 so I think it is a good idea

00:22and due to health reasons really if you've got any problems health problems that affect

00:27your sight or anything I think that I think you should be retested not the full the full test

00:33but just like you know a smaller test just to check that you are still safe on the roads.

00:38Maybe if that was like 50 years ago but I mean the average lifespan now is what

00:4380 90 so why would that that wouldn't make sense I mean hell if you looked around I mean half the

00:48people driving now would be out of that bracket so no that doesn't sound very good for the times

00:52I don't think. Queen's old husband he had a car crash in it so I think there is there

00:56should be a limit but I don't think 50 is the right number.

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