Medical examinations may be compulsory every 15 years for all driving license holders. The objective: to ensure that drivers are fit to get behind the wheel.
But among motorists, opinions differ. "It’s a bit of a cop-out’: drivers are divided on the idea of ending the lifetime license. “We feel that elderly people are no longer at all aware of what it is like to drive in an urban area,” says an instructor in Plaisir driving school.