Poll: Should the over-70s have to retake their driving test?
More than 250,000 people have supported a petition calling for motorists aged over 70 to face compulsory driving tests.
The husband of a young mother mown down by a pensioner is calling for a change in the law.
Ben Brooks-Dutton's wife Desreen died in 2012 after Geoffery Lederman, aged 83, mounted the pavement at 50mph after accelerating when he meant to brake.
He clipped their toddler's pushchair before ploughing into the 33-year-old mother and a female student who suffered brain damage and lost an eye.
Mr Brooks-Dutton is campaigning for a change in the law, with a petition which has now passed the threshold for consideration by Parliament.
Currently, drivers are asked to renew their licence every three years after the age of 70, vouching for their ability to drive.
But Mr Brooks Dutton said: "I think there needs to be some sort of test to check that we are well enough to drive.
No one wants to take someones life - no one wants that hanging over them for the rest of their life but a car is a powerful weapon.
However, Neil Greig, director of policy and research for IAM RoadSmart said he did not want to see the introduction of mandatory tests.
If you look at the accident statistics 70-year-olds are actually just as safe as 50 or 60-year-old middle aged drivers. If you are going to re-test anybody based on their road safety record, it would be new drivers, two years after passing their test, he said.
Instead, Mr Greig called for the introduction of eyesight tests at the age of 75, as a half way house to improve regulation of older drivers.
He said there were going to be three times as many drivers over the age of 70 in the next 10 years, adding: We are unprepared for that.
