Road safety effects of raising the minimum age from 70 to 75 for the medical examination for driving licences A and B.

At present, drivers aged of 70 or older who want to renew their driving licence, need to undergo a compulsory medical examination to establish their fitness to drive. The Dutch Driving Test Organisation CBR uses the medical examiners advice to decide on the renewal of the licence and, if required, may commission a medical examination by a specialist and/or a driving test. In response to a proposal from Dutch Parliament, the Dutch minister of Infrastructure and the Environment asked SWOV to investigate the consequences for road safety if the age for the medical examination is raised from 70 to 75. This report may be accessed by Internet users at: http://www.swov.nl/rapport/R-2011-06.pdf