100-year-old Italian woman has driving licence renewed | Italy

An Italian lady has had her driving licence renewed on the age of 100, turning into a minimum of the nation’s third centenarian lately deemed match to get behind the wheel.

Candida Uderzo was given a brand new licence after passing an eye fixed take a look at at a driving faculty within the northern province of Vicenza.

The sprightly centenarian said she appreciated to be autonomous and to not put stress on her son to drive her round.

“This renewal makes me blissful and can make me really feel slightly bit freer too,” Uderzo instructed Corriere della Sera. “I’m fortunate, I’m 100 years previous, and being so wholesome is a shock to me too. I by no means take tablets, simply the odd sleeping tablet infrequently.”

She said her eyesight is so good she will be able to read the newspaper while not having glasses.

Italy’s centenarian inhabitants is among the many highest in Europe and the variety of individuals reaching the milestone age continues to rise: in accordance with knowledge launched in early Could by Istat, the nationwide statistics company, Italy is house to twenty,456 centenarians, up from 14,456 in 2019.

However it’s unclear what number of are nonetheless driving. Licences for the over-80s are renewed each two years, with drivers having to supply a medical certificates to make sure they’re bodily and mentally match.

A person in Sicily who turned 100 final yr celebrated the renewal of his licence by shopping for a brand new automobile, telling the native press on the time that he had by no means had an accident in his life. A person within the Campania area who additionally celebrated his one hundredth birthday final yr said he had no intention of renouncing his automobile.

Uderzo said her solely remorse in life was dropping her husband when she was comparatively younger. “However I made a decision that staying alive meant having fun with it as a lot as doable,” she instructed Corriere. “I began going for lengthy walks with mates, it helped me to cope with the grief. After retiring I joined a strolling group and haven’t missed an outing since. Each Sunday at 6am I’m able to go.”