Rejected petition Make elderly people above 75 years of age take a second driving safety test.

Too many accidents or near accidents occur due to elderly drivers, Prince Phillip being a prime example!
It's not just 'anti-social' youths that are the problem.
Reaction time, spacial awareness, eyesight, all decrease with old age - so why aren't the elderly being retested for road safety?

More details

Earlier this year DVLA data showed that there 265 drivers over the age of 100 holding a driving licence, up from 162 in November 2012.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/744077/reported-road-casualties-annual-report-2017.pdf
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/29/casualties-crashes-caused-slow-drivers-increase-cautious-elderly/

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Date submitted 21 January 2019
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