The Duma proposed doubling the lifespan of a driver’s license to twenty years. Deputies believe that a citizen who regularly passes all medical examinations, does not commit any violations and is not registered with several pharmacies, can continue to drive a car with his old driver’s license. Getting rid of running around medical institutions and collecting certificates will be a pleasant compliment to those who obey the law.

There is a good chance that the initiative will come to real implementation and will be accepted, since the unnecessary appearance of traffic police doctors “in front of the clear eyes” is no longer so relevant: electronic services, government services, for example, the Russians have geographically much more firmly with connected than outpatient clinics used to be. And cameras installed everywhere can tell much more about citizens than about the citizens themselves. There is no point in transferring plastic and wasting the time of doctors and traffic police.

On the other hand, ardent and rabid advocates of improving road safety from ministries and departments, and even from the Government of the Russian Federation itself, may not appreciate the parliamentary project and reject it at the discussion stage under far-fetched pretexts. Let’s see…

The Duma proposed doubling the lifespan of a driver’s license to twenty years. Deputies believe that a citizen who regularly passes all medical examinations, does not commit any violations and is not registered with several pharmacies, can continue to drive a car with his old driver’s license. Getting rid of running around medical institutions and collecting certificates will be a pleasant compliment to those who obey the law.

There is a good chance that the initiative will come to real implementation and will be accepted, since the unnecessary appearance of traffic police doctors “in front of the clear eyes” is no longer so relevant: electronic services, government services, for example, the Russians have geographically much more firmly with connected than outpatient clinics used to be. And cameras installed everywhere can tell much more about citizens than about the citizens themselves. There is no point in transferring plastic and wasting the time of doctors and traffic police.

On the other hand, ardent and rabid advocates of improving road safety from ministries and departments, and even from the Government of the Russian Federation itself, may not appreciate the parliamentary project and reject it at the discussion stage under far-fetched pretexts. Let’s see…