Elderly Drivers...

anotherbaldrick

Own_My_Own wrote: »

It's a shame more don't read this.

http://www.helpguide.org/elder/senior_citizen_driving.htm

I like the bit about too many signs confusing us , only us ?

jase1

Bongles wrote: »

Is there something special about dismissing it on cost grounds rather than any other grounds?

On what grounds could I try to dismiss the idea that would not make you suspicious that I was scared of failing?

The point is that I reject it as a valid reason. I see it as an excuse used by people who don't want their driving skills called into question generally.

Periodical retests would take bad drivers off the road. It is very interesting that so many of those against the idea are older drivers. What are they afraid of?

Iceweasel

jase1 wrote: »

The point is that I reject it as a valid reason. I see it as an excuse used by people who don't want their driving skills called into question generally.

Periodical retests would take bad drivers off the road. It is very interesting that so many of those against the idea are older drivers. What are they afraid of?

I'm not afraid of anything.

You young whippersnappers pay for it and I'll take the test.

Keep working hard by the way - your tax deductions pay our pensions. LOL

spacey2012

Did you see the old guy who drove straight through the building at Headingly cricket stadium and in to the cricket ground at the weekend?
When I say straight through, I mean, straight through the building, glass, walls, cricket museum, the lot.

Iceweasel

It wasn't me - honest! :rotfl:

Bongles

Lum wrote: »

I figured that people who were annoyed about it on cost grounds are the same people who are annoyed about having to pay £20 every 10 years to renew their photo.

I.e. people annoyed at an extra recurring fee being added for the privilege of being allowed to continue to drive.

It's a perfectly valid complaint I think.

I think it's a perfectly valid complaint as well. My point was that I think there are other perfectly valid complaints about the idea too and I wondered if jase1 really meant to imply that complaint on the grounds of cost would arouse suspicion but complaint on other grounds would not.

albionrovers

Nearly got knocked flying at a zebra crossing by a couple in their 80s yesterday, the male was driving. And guess what? When I stopped fleeing for my life and stared into the car, he shook a fist at me as if it was my fault?

So, an old 'I fought in the war you know' bugg** with a Broken Britain young person's attitude then? A fine combination.

Bongles

jase1 wrote: »

The point is that I reject it as a valid reason.

That doesn't make any sense. Perhaps what you meant to say is that you, personally, happen to view whatever you think the price would be as being outweighed by the benefits. If so, fair enough. Someone else might have a different idea of the price, or a different idea of the benefits, or just assess them differently, and so have a view that's different to yours but no less valid.

jase1 wrote: »

I see it as an excuse used by people who don't want their driving skills called into question generally.

Just because some people might claim to object on cost when they really object to something else doesn't make it an invalid reason to object.

jase1 wrote: »

Periodical retests would take bad drivers off the road.

Would they? If I was a stereoypical aggressive, bullying, inconsiderate, tailgating roadhog how difficult do you think it would be for me to choose to calm down and drive responsibly for an hour in front of an examiner?

(See, there are other reasons to object besides cost too - efficacy, for example).

dacouch

spacey2012 wrote: »

Did you see the old guy who drove straight through the building at Headingly cricket stadium and in to the cricket ground at the weekend?
When I say straight through, I mean, straight through the building, glass, walls, cricket museum, the lot.

He'll be on a sticky wicket with his Insurers

alastairq

photome wrote: »

didn't think Alastairq would be able to stay away

Don't worry..one day in the not-too-distant-future, I will have popped me clogs, so you can take over where I left off?