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EU wants over 70s to prove they can still drive every five years (www.brusselstimes.com)
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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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[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

How to determine when the last 18 start, though?

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

At 19. You vote at 18 or not at all. Let's see just how chaotic we can make this world.

[-] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well insurance companies have all the models necessary for that. It's actually called actuary and it's a field of mathematics.

Or, average national lifespan

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