Drivers over the age of 70 will soon need to have their eyes checked every three years in order to keep their licence. This is elementary common sense. For want of a kinder word, older motorists in Britain are a menace. Elderly drivers are responsible for a large number of accidents and fatalities. Almost one in four (24 per cent) of drivers killed on Britain’s roads were aged 70 or older. To make Britain’s roads safer, a crackdown on old, dangerous drivers is long overdue.

Older drivers who cannot see properly stay on the roads in denial

Casualties from accidents involving older drivers increased by 12 per cent, while those caused by all other age groups fell by 45 per cent between 2004 to 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics. Traditionally, it is young men who are disproportionately dangerous on Britain’s roads. As Britain becomes an older society, it is the elderly who are now causing plenty of danger to their fellow drivers and pedestrians.

Poor........

© The Spectator