Should elderly drivers be forced to re-test?

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With concern over traffic collisions involving older drivers, we’re asking people around Cardiff if they think elderly people should be forced to re-test or re-train to drive, or if you shouldn’t take freedom away from you as you age.

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00:00that is it is a controversial one yeah but I think possibly another test or

00:05maybe like a little cat like when they like go do another little course every

00:11now and then just to keep keep on to that and maybe encourage people to and

00:18like your family members to maybe slow down after a certain point with that and

00:23maybe encourage like use of buses and stuff I think they have to should have

00:26to do a driving test again yeah to be honest and they get they get stubborn

00:30yeah I think still want to drive and it's just like it's dangerous yeah it's not

00:34safe and then especially for like people who are driving behind it like they're

00:38too slow and people get impatient and that's crashes there yes there should

00:43be tests every few years or so just to see if you're still capable drive if

00:48you're fully aware of everything that's happening and you've got the reaction time

00:51to drive but what that age would be I don't know but yeah I definitely think a

00:59certain point

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