Question 25583 — road safety

Summary

Mr. Guillaume Vuilletet draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the problem of elderly people driving a vehicle. The serious accident caused by a nonagenarian in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, on October 27, 2018, and the painful testimony in the program Sept à Huit on Sunday December 15, 2019 of Pauline, marked in her flesh by the amputation of a leg following these facts, must relaunch the debate on medical visits to provided to elderly people who continue to use their vehicle. This is in fact not the first time that a case involving seniors has arisen; far from the deputy the idea of ​​​​calling into question the quality of their driving, mixed with decades of road experience behind the wheel. However, to avoid such accidents, should we not tighten legislation in France, as most neighboring countries - Italy and Spain applies the medical certificate from the age of 70, and is there a license to be revalidate in Portugal? The MP is not unaware that the Minister has already ruled out any idea of ​​limiting the use of driving licenses for seniors, or of setting up a medical examination, referring to the responsibility of each individual, and of families. He considers that the system of license suspension for medical reasons which already exists, on the voluntary basis of motorists, who decide or not to report to their doctors, must be more restrictive. He recommends, like the prefect of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Gilbert Gayet, an examination of drivers over 70 years of age, and a suspension of their license if their driving ability is impaired. He would therefore like to know his intentions on this issue.

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