Old People Driving

Hinchy55 · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:15

HOW ANNOYING!!!

Ok so its bad weather out there and we shud all be driving slow. But COME ON!!!!! Old people just seem to be oblivious to any other drivers!!!!! Most never signal, go 30mph in a national speed limit and complain about the youth of today when its them who are the bad drivers!!!

I say everyone should have to take their test again at the age of 50 if they want to keep driving.

Hinchy

Mikeyboy · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:19

Originally posted by Hinchy55
I say everyone should have to take their test again at the age of 50 if they want to keep driving.

Ive always said that!

toString · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:22

I failed one of my tests for doing 60mph on a duel carrigeway

She said I could have easily gone faster.. :rolleyes:

"I was holding up other drivers" :eek:

So yeah, test re-newal for old people!

[TW]Fox · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:22

Should be older than 50 - at 50 you are just as good a driver, if not better due to experience, so you'd sail through ready to become a nuisance when you hit 80.

astralcars · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:23

Many of the very old people I see driving sit with their faces so close to the windscreen its scary. I'm sure they're good technically, but if you don't meet the eyesight requirements, you're a hazard to others.

Muncher · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:24

Re-tests should be done at 65, and also at 5 year intervals after that.

JAzz · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:24

id say 65, my parents are approaching 50 and they are much better drivers than most people on the road and i know loads of people around the age of 50 and they are fine at driving

when im on the road i always feel its the younger people who should learn how to drive, some of those morons dont have a clue :rolleyes:

growse · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:25

doing 30 in a 60 limit for no obvious reason is also illegal....

2blue4u · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:26

Originally posted by Hinchy55
HOW ANNOYING!!!

Ok so its bad weather out there and we shud all be driving slow. But COME ON!!!!! Old people just seem to be oblivious to any other drivers!!!!! Most never signal, go 30mph in a national speed limit and complain about the youth of today when its them who are the bad drivers!!!

I say everyone should have to take their test again at the age of 50 if they want to keep driving.

Hinchy

And you speak from years of driving experience, of course.

Oh, hang on. You're just 17 - LOL.....................

skyman · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:26

Originally posted by astralcars
Many of the very old people I see driving sit with their faces so close to the windscreen its scary. I'm sure they're good technically, but if you don't meet the eyesight requirements, you're a hazard to others.

My mum sometimes does the eye tests for the DVLA and she says it is scary that people think that their eyesight is fine when they have a tiny field of vision or terribly short of long sighted. She says that often the responce from older drivers is that it doesn't matter because they drive slowly to be safe.

Over Clocker · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:28

I think ALL drivers should have a compulsory eye test every 5 years or whatever.

It could be done in conjunction with an MOT or Tax Disc renewal to save on an new government department on driving eye testers!!!

Mal

toString · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:30

Originally posted by growse
doing 30 in a 60 limit for no obvious reason is also illegal....

Is that true?
What is the limit for under-limit driving?

Hinchy55 · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:32

Re: Re: Old People Driving

Originally posted by 2blue4u
And you speak from years of driving experience, of course.

Oh, hang on. You're just 17 - LOL.....................

I live on a farm and have been driving vehicles since the age of seven and gained my tractor license when i was 16 so yes i am speaking from experience.

Yeah i suppose 65 wud be better. Plus ur pension could help fund your lessons!! LOL

2blue4u · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:33

Re: Re: Re: Old People Driving

Originally posted by Hinchy55
I live on a farm and have been driving vehicles since the age of seven and gained my tractor license when i was 16 so yes i am speaking from experience.

And this gives you experience of driving on the highway. Right :rolleyes:

Lopéz · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:33

Originally posted by KingAdora
Is that true?
What is the limit for under-limit driving?

I don't think a specific penalty etc. is attached to it, but it's classed as "Driving without due care and attention" or "Undue hesitation" IIRC

growse · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:34

Originally posted by KingAdora
Is that true?
What is the limit for under-limit driving?

It's not a limit really, it's more of just driving without due care. If you do 30 in a 30 zone and then don't speed up entering a 60 zone, you're endangering other drivers by being unpredictable. AFAIK.

Obviously if it's driving hail and you can't see anything, then 30 in a 60 zone is fine. but then you'd slow down a lot more in a 30 zone. THere are people who just drive everywhere on main roads at 30, whether in 30 zone or not, and that's illegal.

Hinchy55 · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:36

Well yes considering i worked for a farming contractor last summer so i was driving on the roads all the time. And even i was going 30 on a 30mph road rather than a measly 20 whenever they see a car coming the other way.

toString · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:37

ahh i see

i think there's a sign in the highway code for "min speed limit"
but i've never seen one outside of the book..

growse · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:38

Originally posted by KingAdora
ahh i see

i think there's a sign in the highway code for "min speed limit"
but i've never seen one outside of the book..

They have them in tunnels....

2blue4u · 9 Jan 2003 at 17:41

Originally posted by Hinchy55
Well yes considering i worked for a farming contractor last summer so i was driving on the roads all the time. And even i was going 30 on a 30mph road rather than a measly 20 whenever they see a car coming the other way.

WOW! THAT much experience, eh? Pity I can't find a rolleyes big enough for this

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