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Polish drivers getting older: study

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Grzegorz Siwicki 19.04.2018 16:19
  • Polish drivers getting older: study
Some 8 million drivers in Poland are aged over 50, according to a study by the Warsaw-based Motor Transport Institute (ITS).
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Sławek Szefs reports that the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure is considering introducing obligatory medical check-ups for older drivers.

"Biological changes affect physical capabilities as well as perception ability and reaction time,” Maria Dąbrowska-Loranc, the author of the ITS study, told Polish Radio. “Bone structure deteriorates, so making quick and abrupt manoeuvres becomes more difficult.”

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