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| 'Re-test OAPs' says Stirling Moss | 'Re-test OAPs' says Stirling Moss |
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| Pensioners over 70 should be made to take driving tests, one of the racing world's greatest ever drivers says. | Pensioners over 70 should be made to take driving tests, one of the racing world's greatest ever drivers says. |
| Sir Stirling Moss, 79, told BBC Wales' Week In Week Out he believes OAPs' fitness to drive should be checked. | Sir Stirling Moss, 79, told BBC Wales' Week In Week Out he believes OAPs' fitness to drive should be checked. |
| Department of Transport evidence suggests that accidents involving older people are likely to be caused by driver error and slower reaction times. | Department of Transport evidence suggests that accidents involving older people are likely to be caused by driver error and slower reaction times. |
| Government statistics suggest older drivers are not more likely to be in accidents than other age groups. | Government statistics suggest older drivers are not more likely to be in accidents than other age groups. |
| But Sir Stirling believed it would be a "good idea to have a new evaluation when we reach 70, then 75, 80". | But Sir Stirling believed it would be a "good idea to have a new evaluation when we reach 70, then 75, 80". |
| Moss, a four-time runner-up in the Formula One World Championship during the 1950s, raced with distinction in a variety of motor racing categories during a lengthy career. | Moss, a four-time runner-up in the Formula One World Championship during the 1950s, raced with distinction in a variety of motor racing categories during a lengthy career. |
| He told BBC Wales: "I do think older drivers should be re-evaluated because first of all, a lot of the road signs are changing and the road ethics are changing and the way the roads are formed. | He told BBC Wales: "I do think older drivers should be re-evaluated because first of all, a lot of the road signs are changing and the road ethics are changing and the way the roads are formed. |
| We've all seen people getting out of cars and they can hardly stand or walk. You think, 'should they be driving?' It can be frightening sometimes Madeline Selwyn | We've all seen people getting out of cars and they can hardly stand or walk. You think, 'should they be driving?' It can be frightening sometimes Madeline Selwyn |
| "There are many things one has to keep up with. | "There are many things one has to keep up with. |
| "I think it would be a good idea to have a new evaluation when we reach 70, then 75, 80." | "I think it would be a good idea to have a new evaluation when we reach 70, then 75, 80." |
| There are over three million licence holders over the age of 70, and that number is projected to reach 4.5 million by 2014. | There are over three million licence holders over the age of 70, and that number is projected to reach 4.5 million by 2014. |
| Currently elderly drivers have to declare their medical conditions to the DVLA when they reach 70. | Currently elderly drivers have to declare their medical conditions to the DVLA when they reach 70. |
| The Department for Transport said it is planning a consultation on health and the driver licensing system. | The Department for Transport said it is planning a consultation on health and the driver licensing system. |
| Sir Stirling's call was supported by Madeline Selwyn, from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, whose 19-year-old son Jonathan was killed in March 2002 when his car was hit by a 69-year-old travelling the wrong way down the M4. | Sir Stirling's call was supported by Madeline Selwyn, from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, whose 19-year-old son Jonathan was killed in March 2002 when his car was hit by a 69-year-old travelling the wrong way down the M4. |
| Mrs Selwyn said this changed the way she views elderly motorists. | Mrs Selwyn said this changed the way she views elderly motorists. |
| "It's funny," she said, "I look at people as I pass them, rather than their cars. | "It's funny," she said, "I look at people as I pass them, rather than their cars. |
| "I think we've all seen people getting out of cars and they can hardly stand or walk. You think, 'should they be driving?' It can be frightening sometimes." | "I think we've all seen people getting out of cars and they can hardly stand or walk. You think, 'should they be driving?' It can be frightening sometimes." |
| According to the Department of Transport older drivers are set to become more numerous and are predicted to be driving further and more often. | According to the Department of Transport older drivers are set to become more numerous and are predicted to be driving further and more often. |
| Week In Week Out, Tuesday 23 June, BBC ONE Wales, 22.35 BST | Week In Week Out, Tuesday 23 June, BBC ONE Wales, 22.35 BST |
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| Leslie Philips, 76, says over 70s shouldn't be forced to give up their driving licenses and that a voluntary system would be more appropriate | Leslie Philips, 76, says over 70s shouldn't be forced to give up their driving licenses and that a voluntary system would be more appropriate |