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From May, over-70s will be expected to take an eye test in order to continue driving. How do people on the streets of the North East feel about this?
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00:00you don't want to be slipping into like that kind of ageism you know type of thing you know
00:04um i think it's a case-by-case thing i'm not i'm not going to say that all over 70s
00:10or over 80s i'd be pushing a little bit though i wouldn't say that all over 70s are incapable
00:15but when you get to that age obviously i don't have a bit of a choice to work on
00:19the eye test for anybody over 75 is a good idea
00:26um i think banning them totally no as long as they can still do what they're supposed to do
00:31to be safe on the road fine that's great i've known people who've been 90 odd and still driven
00:37but i've known people who are 20 odd and drive like lunatics i think the eye test will be great
00:42i mean
00:43i wouldn't want to i need to take regular eye tests as well for some health conditions and i wouldn't
00:47want to drive if i didn't feel i was safe so yeah it needs to be regulated a bit i
00:53think then also i
00:54feel sorry for people who are dependent on their cars obviously who can't drive but then if it's not
00:59safe it's not safe
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