Re:British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years
by AustinDev on Saturday February 07, 2026 @11:27AM
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A serious emergency isn't going to be helped by someone with very little driving experience. I don't follow your reasoning. If it was a serious emergency who would care if you had a license?
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Re:British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years
by zdragnar on Saturday February 07, 2026 @11:58AM
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A police officer would. The penalty for an accident might be negligent driving.
The penalty for an accident without a license is, at minimum, driving without a license. You're also not likely to be covered by insurance without one either, even if you're not at fault.
Re:British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years
by xboxnolifes on Saturday February 07, 2026 @03:02PM
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Sure, if you assume the one time they end up driving leads to an accident, which is a crazy assumption.
There are bad drivers out there right now, driving every day that rarely or never get into an accident.
Re:British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years
by zdragnar on Saturday February 07, 2026 @05:39PM
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Take a person who has marginally acceptable eyesight, who never drives, put them in an emergency situation where they need to drive and you've got a recipe for much higher odds of having an accident.
Given that getting a license is an option, and it conveniently doubles as a photo ID, and there's really not a reason to not get one.
Re:British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years
by margalabargala on Saturday February 07, 2026 @11:57AM
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People think about things differently. It may be that for OP, "but I don't have a license" would cause a second thought and waste time in an emergency. They may be self aware enough to head that off.