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Older drivers wrong focus for safer roads

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January 09, 2026

Seven new driving laws have been put forward this week to cut deaths and serious injuries on roads by 65% by 2035. They include a one-pint limit and compulsory eye tests for over 70s. You say...

- Edited by HANNAH BRITT

WHILE I 100% agree with lowering the drink-driving limits, it's not going to stop the idiots who blatantly do it time after time.

The sentencing for anyone who kills or injures while over the limit needs to be higher.

Barbara Lavelle, Wirral, Merseyside

Can anyone tell me why “elderly drivers” who always make sure their vehicles are insured and taxed are the ones being targeted, rather than the young tearaways speeding across our streets, who may be found with no tax or insurance when stopped?

MEER VERHALEN VAN Daily Mirror UK

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