Whats next though? If they think reducing the speed limit from 60 to 50 reduces a certain amount of lives, then they could use that logic to take it down from 50 to 40.
I totally agree with stricter license tests and ones that you have to sit every 5 years, no exceptions for age or disability. Car manufacturers are constantly coming up with better technology, handling getting better, more safety devices, it just evolution. Unfortunately the people that make the road laws are not moving with this, if anything our speeds limits should be slowly INcreasing over the years.
All you have to do these days is pass a 15min driving test around the local neighbourhood to get your license.
Their needs to be a proper testing center that simulates real road situations where you learn how important it is to pay attention.
Say 1 year learner driving with a set amount of hours they have to clock up per week in a log book. Then maybe a dozen or so visits to the testing center for a few lessons on how to avoid an accident.
Testing at the accident center should happen every 5 years.
Well thats just my opinion anyway. 1000+ kgs will crush any human no matter how quickly it is travelling.