OAP drivers!!

[missyR]

I haven't been on in a while because my dad's been helping me with my driving (takes up all me spare time) and the program last night completely backed up what i'd been saying! OAP's shouldn't be on the road! I understand there are probably good OAP drivers out there but they get me soo frustrated!!Anyone agree?

[efc]

I think there are good and bad drivers in all age groups. However, the programme last night was certainly an eye opener!

[Doc Spock]

In my experience (considerable) the worst drivers are young women 18 to 25 years old.
Too fast too inexperienced and too inconsiderate.

[cazzz1975]

Its wrong to generalise so much doc, I found bad drivers come in all sexes and ages. Bad driving comes in all guises from speeding and lack of awareness to dithering and driving at dangerously slow speeds, ignoring road markings and failing to signal.

I have seen all manner from all sorts

[raysparx1]

Hi missy, cazz is 100% right, good and bad in both sexes and all ages, we all do things we shouldn't do, and if we all took our tests again most would fail, all I can say to you is when you are driving just imagine that everybody else on the road is an idiot and they are going to do something stupid, they won't let you down, good luck with it missy, and remember, better late than never. xx

[alijangra]

OAP's have as much right to be on the road as anyone else and many are careful and considerate drivers. There are poor drivers in every age group and I think everyone should be made to sit a basic competence and safety test every 10 years.

[sleepy1]

my dad is 76 i had to go with him to pick my car up from a garage a while ago .i think that will be last time i get in car with him driving . i was very happy to get out a live . no lane control nothing . i dont think i will let him take my kids in car no more . ................................................................................................every time some 18 or 19 ish boy racer cuts me up i always hope they ends up in a ditch some where to teach them a lesson . i dont mean get hurt just give them a big shock to slow down .

[Carakeel]

Well, my father and my brother taught me to drive initially at the age of 14. I am now 58 and have only ever been involved in one accident. This was when I was coming down the narrow country lane I live in. Where I was at the time its so narrow only one car at a time can pass through. Further down the lane a 21yr old driver was speeding up towards me. I was on a tight bend and couldn't have done anything else but stop and wait for him to pull into one of the TWO laybys down his end. He could see me clearly but never even hit the brakes. He hit me head on at high speed! He was driving a Mini. I was driving a 760 Volvo Estate .... not a good match! His car was a write off, but he was fine. I hurt my back and neck. My son is in fact the worst driver I have ever come across. He has written off numerous cars, had 11 points on his licence for speeding, been banned etc . I am not saying that all young drivers are bad drivers, but many certainly aren't God's gift to the driving world! A little less bravado and showing off to their mates and a bit more concentration on their driving abilities and that of others on the road would be a good thing. Sadly , so many think they are indestructible as soon as they get their hands on a car! If only this were the case!!! However, Idiots come in all age groups and so we can't really generalise.

[sleepy1]

thats all very true !!! bad drives in all age groups ,

[dot.hawkes]

well i am a bad driver and i am not an oap and so your theory is dead in the water before it got going and speaking of dead in the water i went to see pirates of the caribean 3 yesterday and it is brilliant and johnny depp drives too.