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25 July 2003: A survey of drivers in the 50-90 age group in Manchester suggested that compulsory re-testing after a driving ban should be put in place as an effective measure of improving road safety.

The participants also felt they would agree with a mandatory driving assessment of anyone observed by the police to be driving in a dangrous manner.

They were also generally in favour of opticians reporting to the driving authority any patients who turned up with a problem that would potentially impair their driving ability.

	July 2003 - Trish Whelan
'Compulsory re-test' after ban 25 July 2003: A survey of drivers in the 50-90 age group in Manchester suggested that compulsory re-testing after a driving ban should be put in place as an effective measure of improving road safety. The participants also felt they would agree with a mandatory driving assessment of anyone observed by the police to be driving in a dangrous manner. They were also generally in favour of opticians reporting to the driving authority any patients who turned up with a problem that would potentially impair their driving ability.
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