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Can't help wondering how the ratio works out for car accidents last year involved drivers in the under 20 bracket.There are 1.5 million drivers over the age of 75 in Britain, including almost 35,000 aged over 90. While older people are known generally for their caution on the road, figures show that almost 11,000 car accidents last year involved drivers in the 70-plus bracket.
...... I wonder whether the unfortunate motorist was a certain Simple Simon .....George Pyman, 92, a motorist with one eye who died after pulling into the path of an oncoming vehicle.
I don't have a problem with "tightening up" but I really don't think an upper age limit is the answer. People loose their competence and faculties at different ages - so set the limit low and you rule out a lot of people who are quite capable and need their mobility to get to do the other things of which they are still capable. Set the limit high and you allow too many incompetent drivers (or maintain the status quo). Wherever you set it you will include some who should be excluded and vice versa. If we need to do something, we need to better assess an individual's competence irrespective of age.Kwackerz wrote:I dunno. Given the genuine fact that motoring has changed, even in my short driving career, I could see how we need closer control of who is driving on our roads. We tighten up the lower ages with threats of licence losing, etc, etc for failing to abide by the law, yet we dont really get around to addressing the issues of when age does become an issue. Maybe there should be an upper limit.
