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Drivers in Taiwan 75 years and older will soon need to take a medical exam and road safety course as the government lowers the minimum age for license renewal to 70. The new changes follow a deadly accident last year involving a 78-year-old driver in New Taipei. The new policy comes into effect May 31.
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00:00Taiwan is lowering the minimum age for renewing driver's licenses amid concerns over the safety of older motorists.
00:07The new policy means drivers aged 70 and older will need to complete a medical exam and road safety course
00:13to keep their licenses down from 75.
00:16It follows a deadly crash in New Taipei last year involving a 78-year-old driver.
00:21The renewed licenses would only be valid for five years, at which point drivers would have to take a cognitive
00:27test to keep driving.
00:28The changes take effect at the end of May.
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