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

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

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?

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/

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Add medical examinations and re-testing of Drivers over the age of retirement

Timeline

21 Jan 2019	Petition opened for signatures
28 Jan 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Jan 2019

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