ROAD RAGE
Sight tests for sore eyes
STRICTER checks on older people’s fitness to drive would expose some of the entrenched flaws in our car-centric society.
Per mile travelled, drivers aged 70 and older are more likely to be in a fatal accident than younger drivers – except men aged 17-39 (whose poor driving urgently needs tackling). The government proposes compulsory eye tests for over-70s, instead of relying on self-reporting, but that wouldn’t address other age-related decline in reaction times and memory.