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driving tests should be done on a regular basis if you want to keep your drivers license
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this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2026
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The intent is a good one. Assuming it's the US we're talking about, the DMV is already one of the worst places to wait for something, so maybe this could be something tied to making sure people are healthy and prepared for driving, while also giving access to regular checkups and vision tests. Like an urgent care setup. Whatever is done will require lots of investment of money and infrastructure change, plus driving privileges are state by state, so some simply aren't going to have the same funds as others. It could be a federally funded and mandated thing, like the Real ID mess is, but we'd need a socially-minded government for that instead of one obsessed with monitoring its citizens more than helping them.