The crash, involving a famously headstrong and famously old royal, did provoke a lively discussion about whether Britain should stop older people from driving. The country will have 1 million drivers older than 85 by 2025, doubled from a few years ago. And older drivers are, by many measures, safer drivers, with people older than 70 half as likely as drivers 25 and younger to kill a pedestrian, the Older Drivers Task Force in Britain said in 2016. A few years ago, the Obamas got into the car with Prince Philip on the same estate and looked somewhat less than at ease. The Older Drivers Task Force recommended that the government raise the age to 75 but also start requiring an eyesight test, a more accurate barometer of any problems.

Source: bd News24 January 19, 2019 10:37 UTC