Driving after a TiA

oldagetraveller

sevenhills wrote: »

WHAT IS your real “driving age”? A new online game claims to be able to identify how old you are based on how fast your reactions are at the wheel.
The game records your reaction time within a millisecond and calculates your age by how quickly, or slowly, you react when asked to perform an emergency stop. The predictions are based on the times of 2,000 people aged 18-76.


https://www.driving.co.uk/news/find-out-your-driving-age-in-this-reaction-test-game/






I did the test four times, it was within 5 years each time.

That test is wildely inaccurate. Tested numerous times, my estimated age ranged from 25 to 38. I'm just 74.:rotfl:

tbw

AdrianC wrote: »

I might also point to the age of the driver in question - 89 yrs old...

I'm not saying that somebody of that age is inherently unfit to drive, but there certainly should be some large question marks, especially after something like a series of TIAs have led to a multi-month enforced break from driving.

I appreciate what you are saying about my Husbands age but while in hospital he had a whole battery of tests - ECG,EEG, brain scan, dopplers, 24 hour heart monitor, umpteen blood tests, MRIetc. Probably the equivalent of an expensive private full health check. Everything came back with excellent results and the doctors could not find anything wrong with him. I suspect he is in far better Nick than many much younger drivers. Both consultants involved have said that he has PROBABLY had TIA's but that's only because they are unable to find anything else.

tbw

pinkshoes wrote: »

My granddad has had 2 mini strokes recently (just slight numbness in his arm) and it was 28 days from the last episode before he could drive again.

He also had to notify his insurance.

That's what I find confusing - he only had to wait 28 days, why not 3 months as he had more than 1 episode (as DVLA told me)?

fatbelly

That test said I had the reactions of a 19-year-old, and I'm three times older than that!

fred246

I just did that test. It kept coming up with "we're not sure if you're an actual human being". What's that supposed to mean?

building_with_lego

fred246 wrote: »

I just did that test. It kept coming up with "we're not sure if you're an actual human being". What's that supposed to mean?

It means that we have excellent reaction times- faster than the average 18-year-old.

GunJack

tbw wrote: »

I appreciate what you are saying about my Husbands age but while in hospital he had a whole battery of tests - ECG,EEG, brain scan, dopplers, 24 hour heart monitor, umpteen blood tests, MRIetc. Probably the equivalent of an expensive private full health check. Everything came back with excellent results and the doctors could not find anything wrong with him. I suspect he is in far better Nick than many much younger drivers. Both consultants involved have said that he has PROBABLY had TIA's but that's only because they are unable to find anything else.

Did he have field of view tests whilst in there? The ones that produce a scatter chart-type printout? These can be more important in terms of how DVLA see fitness to drive...

Brilley

sevenhills wrote: »

WHAT IS your real “driving age”? A new online game claims to be able to identify how old you are based on how fast your reactions are at the wheel.
The game records your reaction time within a millisecond and calculates your age by how quickly, or slowly, you react when asked to perform an emergency stop. The predictions are based on the times of 2,000 people aged 18-76.


https://www.driving.co.uk/news/find-out-your-driving-age-in-this-reaction-test-game/..


I did the test four times, it was within 5 years each time.

this is very iffy, I tried several times and it came back with an average age of 30 when I am 60+!! ...........

Joe_Horner

For the people being surprised by their scores on that reaction test, yes, it's probably not scientifically accurate. But reaction times vary wildly between people so it's entirely possible that yours are that much better than people uch younger than you.

Consider, have you ever been a passenger in a car and wondered why the driver isn't reacting to something for what seems like ages after you would have?

sheramber

tbw wrote: »

That's what I find confusing - he only had to wait 28 days, why not 3 months as he had more than 1 episode (as DVLA told me)?

Who said on a month? His consultant?
Your husband's consultant said one month- DVLA said 3 months.

Maybe other party didn't ask DVLA but you did so now have to follow what they said.

try phong them again and clarify what he needs to do. You may get a different person who is more forthcoming.