“It seems crazy” to have no medical check-up, says Pauline Déroulède, victim of a road accident

The European Parliament must vote next week on a bill which provides for renewing A and B licenses every 15 years, with a compulsory medical examination. “Today, we have a driving license for life, of course, it is a license that we obtain, but it is not a right. (…) From the moment it becomes a driving license killing, unfortunately, it’s too dangerous and it seems insane, ultimately, to have this driving license for life without any medical control”estimates Pauline Déroulède, French wheelchair tennis champion and victim of a traffic accident, in 12/13 info, Tuesday February 20.

“If there was a law, he would have respected it”

“Having had an exchange with the driver who hit me, I realized (…) that it is very hard to stop driving on your own. (…) It’s very, very difficult to self-assessshe testifies. “The driver I had in front of me knew that he was no longer capable of driving, it was hard, he himself admitted that he had difficulty stopping. He pushed back each time. “deadline, and if there was a law, he would have respected it, these are his words today that still resonate”adds Pauline Déroulède.