General Road and Highway Discussion

[tomh009]

I think there should be retesting every five years from the time you get your license. Driving has the potential to be very dangerous both to the driver and others. What's the problem with ongoing retesting to ensure they possess the skills and aptitude to drive?
It is far too easy to get and keep a driver's license in this country. Christ! You can have repeat impaired offences and still be issued a license.

Every five years ... it would be a nuisance, and a cost (road tests are not free!) but the logic is there.  I can't see getting that politically approved, though -- maybe once most of the people are using self-driving vehicles, the human pilots will be required to have more rigorous training and licensing?