Pensioner drives wrong way M6

i think there should be regular retests for all drivers, not just the old. also, the tests should be changed to be more appropriate for todays driving conditions.
 
The Crown Prosecution Service will now decide if she should be charged.
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It'll be a miracle if they charge her.

They'll just take her licence off her and make up some excuse as to why she isn't being done for due care.
 
Quite simply, anybody with a pensioner status should not be allowed to drive anything with wheels on the road - including those hideous four wheeled buggies you usually see obese people using.
 
Pensioner nearly caused my gf to crash and another car aswell when she was learning.. the old granny tried to overtake her even though there was a car coming towards her !! In the end, my gf had to pull as close to kerb as possible as did the person in the facing traffic so this maniac granny could overtake..
 
Thing is, you read about news stories like this every other month or so. It's bewildering that the government let people carry on driving regardless of age without a proper retest to ensure they are safe to drive. The amount of old people you see on the roads taking ages to get out of junctions and pootling along at half the speed limit is just ridiculous.
 
Its shocking, we all get old and we all dont want to be left without a car but some old people are not suited to the road, there reactions are way off and they just dont see other cars or bikes.

I think you should have to have a test when you hit 65 then every 5 years after that.
 
Being in the car with my granda, just over 60, is scary as well its scary. To be fair though, he has always been like that.

I had to hold the steering wheel for a good few miles every trip to Blackpool whilst he rolled his cigs! Was about 8 at the time!
 
DreXeL said:
I bet she pays about £50 a year insurance too :rolleyes:
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Ain't that the truth. Makes no sense at all.

I hope they do charge this woman with Dangerous Driving, the people who swerved to miss her car are lucky not to have been killed. Imagine driving along a dimly lit motorway doing 70 with another car coming towards you at 70, that's a 140mph accident waiting to happen - you'd have literally a couple of seconds to react and if you hit her (through absolutely no fault of your own) you'd be minced.
 
Old people do have to have an eye test to renew their license when they get to a certain age. Its why my grandad finally stopped driving at the age of 79. He failed his eye test and was then told by his doctor that because of this his driving licence would be revoked.

He had stopped driving on the motorway years back, and only used his car to get to the shops to do his shopping once a week.
 
basmic said:
Quite simply, anybody with a pensioner status should not be allowed to drive anything with wheels on the road - including those hideous four wheeled buggies you usually see obese people using.
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Really? :rolleyes: You think that once you reach 60/65 your driving automaticaly becomes dangerous and you should be put on the scrap heap? I can guarantee there are 65 year old drivers that are better than you will ever be.
 
Dogbreath said:
Really? :rolleyes: You think that once you reach 60/65 your driving automaticaly becomes dangerous and you should be put on the scrap heap? I can guarantee there are 65 year old drivers that are better than you will ever be.
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I also guarantee you they will lose the plot quicker than me or you - just as the driver in the OP's article.
 
basmic said:
I also guarantee you they will lose the plot quicker than me or you - just as the driver in the OP's article.
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Being in possession of a pension book does not mean you automatically lose your marbles. I agree that re-evaluation of driving standards as people get older is a good idea, but to just revoke their licence (and independence) for no other reason than they are drawing state pension is ludicrous.
 
Morba said:
i think there should be regular retests for all drivers, not just the old. also, the tests should be changed to be more appropriate for todays driving conditions.
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Yea, I'd go with this. For example, my Grandad's over 70 but an extremely proficient driver (ex fighter/commercial pilot so still got good reflexes :D) and as such, wouldn't worry me on the road. Others, however..
 
I was quite pleased that both my grandparents handed over their licences when they no longer felt capable of driving safely.

Its ok to sit here and say they shouldn't be on the roads but my grandad says that he's felt a bit like a prisoner since he did so. I know it wasn't an easy decision for him to take but as I say I'm glad he did so. If more people took this approach then things like this would be less frequent.
 
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