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Elderly Drivers
'Elderly drivers may face 'annual checks' to prove they are 'not a danger to the public'
they may soon be forced to go for annual checks to ensure they are still safe to get behind the wheel if a new campaign is successful in changing the law.' Express.
Does this make sense?
they may soon be forced to go for annual checks to ensure they are still safe to get behind the wheel if a new campaign is successful in changing the law.' Express.
Does this make sense?
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//I would support a regular eyesight test for all drivers regardless of age.//
Me to, I have never understood why it is not done.
//Older people’s reactions and thinking time also diminish,//
Yes they do but that is offset by the experience not to get into many of the situations in the first place//
//The traffic and conditions have changed greatly in the last 50 years. //
Yes, but most have move through with them so what is your point?
//A retest after 30 years driving and then every 10 years thereafter would be good.//
Hmm, that would depend. No one drives like they teach you to pass a test - and rightly so. For me this would have to be an entirely different type of test if it was done.
//I would support a regular eyesight test for all drivers regardless of age.//
Me to, I have never understood why it is not done.
//Older people’s reactions and thinking time also diminish,//
Yes they do but that is offset by the experience not to get into many of the situations in the first place//
//The traffic and conditions have changed greatly in the last 50 years. //
Yes, but most have move through with them so what is your point?
//A retest after 30 years driving and then every 10 years thereafter would be good.//
Hmm, that would depend. No one drives like they teach you to pass a test - and rightly so. For me this would have to be an entirely different type of test if it was done.
I don't know the stats either, but next door on one side I have two brothers in early 20s, one has written off his first car & the other drives like maniac in a fast car, - so it looks like he's due soon. On the other side I have a neighbour turned 80 who has driven hundreds of thousands of miles in his life, who drives a modest, low powered car & if I ever needed a lift, I'd rather it was with him.
Results: Conventional crash rates were highest in the youngest age group and declined steeply until age 60–69 years. The adjusted crash risk instead peaked at age 21–29 years and reduced gradually with age.
Older Drivers (80+) are more likely to die as a result of a crash which is understandable as they would succumb to injuries a younger person would survive.
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Older Drivers (80+) are more likely to die as a result of a crash which is understandable as they would succumb to injuries a younger person would survive.
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There are several instances of elderly drivers going the wrong way down motorways every year.
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> It might make sense if elderly drivers are having more accidents than other age groups
I've seen them cause a few without getting caught up in them.
For example - elderly driver on a large roundabout decides to turn right by going around the outside of the roundabout, fails to maintain their lane and half cuts into the lane on their right, driver on that lane is forced to quickly apply their brakes, they get rear-ended by the driver following them, the elderly driver continues happily on their oblivious way, all over the roundabout and off! Like a scene from a Mr Magoo cartoon ...
I've seen them cause a few without getting caught up in them.
For example - elderly driver on a large roundabout decides to turn right by going around the outside of the roundabout, fails to maintain their lane and half cuts into the lane on their right, driver on that lane is forced to quickly apply their brakes, they get rear-ended by the driver following them, the elderly driver continues happily on their oblivious way, all over the roundabout and off! Like a scene from a Mr Magoo cartoon ...