Should a 97 year old man be driving on a public road?

[simpletom]

I do wonder if the Police will be as keen to check if his eyesight still meets DVLA's licencing requirements as they would be if this had happened to a 97-year-old Pleb?

Found this on a different forum earlier...

Quality. Shame they missed the fact he is reputed to have crept into Her Maj's bedroom and pronged her...

 

[dowie]

So, how would they then get that experience?

I think he was being sarcastic ref: the post immediately before his.

 

[adolf hamster]

if he has sufficient physical and mental faculties to operate a car safely then his age shouldn't matter.

that goes for people of any age, you can be an incompetent driver at any stage in life.

 

[Hagar]

Why? Afraid you'd fail a driving test now?

No, that was ironic. I will say that I do not drive so much now as I am retired, used to be about 40k per annum at one time, maybe a 1/10th of that now, but I am a relatively young 66 year old. I need to reapply in 2022.

 

[CREATIVE!11]

My dad is 68 and I don't think he should be let loose on public roads....

 

[Chris Wilson]

I was surprised by the number of 100 plus age drivers still licensed for their car to be on the roads in the UK, (506) and apparently there's one chap of 111 years young and a lady of 107. There are also a considerable number of 100 year old motorcyclists still licensed too

 

[BowdonUK]

Maybe after a certain age drivers should have the P plates back on the car.

 

[Chris Wilson]

"S Plates", for senile? "D Plates" for doddery? We got rid of the Diplomatic Corp "CD" plates, perhaps resurrect them as "Coffin Dodger" plates?

There's a very elderly gentleman that goes in one of the pubs in Whitchurch and I got chatting with him on a few occasions. He used to keep going outside for a few minutes, I wrongly assumed for a smoke. Seems, when I went out for one myself and he wasn't there, that he liked to go and check on his car. "Worried about vandals?" I asked. "No", he replied, "if I don't keep reminding myself where I have parked it after a couple of pints I can spend ages looking for it". Having no answer to that I just laughed

 

[Dis86]

My dad is 68 and I don't think he should be let loose on public roads....

My dad is 58 - his driving standard is terrible.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

My father in law in 90 and knocked a cyclist over the other month, so his reactions and judgement are still fine.

 

[dowie]

My father in law in 90 and knocked a cyclist over the other month, so his reactions and judgement are still fine.

That's bad!

 

[Chris Wilson]

My father in law in 90 and knocked a cyclist over the other month, so his reactions and judgement are still fine.

Vonhelmet? He's disappeared....

 

[Slam62]

The thing is , has he ever rolled a car before?

Obviously terrible that he put in danger the people in the other car, but now he's got a story to tell..

Well if can't laugh

 

[Slam62]

I'm 57 and my driving is amazeballs.

 

[mmj_uk]

I do wonder if the Police will be as keen to check if his eyesight still meets DVLA's licencing requirements as they would be if this had happened to a 97-year-old Pleb?

They will probably eye test the people he crashed into or blame a dog in the road or something, nothing says hero like putting your own life on the line to save killing a dog. Marketing 101.

 

[Smokey Deza]

Selfish much? Guy belongs in a wheel chair, not a bloody 4x4.

 

[jpaul]

Hard to believe they don't have dashcam's in HRH's car, also the policeman next to him should be a reliable witness
... so will the police acknowledge analysis of that

... can you post it on utube HRH ?

 

[Nasher]

My dad is 68 and I don't think he should be let loose on public roads....

My dad is also pushing 70 and still a boy racer. My Mum made him sell his TTrs a couple of years back or he'd still be racing around in it

 

[MatsyLR]

Should have to be re-tested every 5 year and once you reach a certain age (65?) every year.
Not a full test, just a check up.

 

[edscdk]

Absolutely not.

Anyone over the age of 65 should be euthanised.

Oh ****, I've only got two years left

Due go government cutbacks you are actually 3 years overdue... Soylent green time for you.. Bye bye