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I read that during WW2 the Americans were very concerned at the number of soldiers and airmen who were dying when their parachutes didn't open... the solution was to insist that the people packing parachutes had to undertake regular but randomly allocated jumps in parachutes they had packed. The result - a lot less badly packed parachutes and a dramatically reduced rate of accidents.
I'm not sure if this is a true story or not, but the principle remains the same - I would propose that drivers should have to renew their license annually and as part of that renewal process cycle on the roads they have to drive on, if only for a couple of hours. Familiarity would probably banish contempt!