Old fuddy duddies on the road

No one over 80 years old should be allowed to have a driving license on reaction times alone!

BB don't know how old you are but you'll soon be there yourself ! That said there's a few old g1ts in mobility scooters who insist on driving on the road down here ! Could do with them of the road !!!

Off even !

Phone users, mainly much younger, are the most dangerous drivers imo. No reaction time at all when texting.

I know- using a phone, texting, hands off wheel eating. All illegal-police should act. But it is not illegal for 80 yeas old to drive. It should be!!

Well said saddo

Mind school run mums running late ain't the best !

I got stuck behind some old fool the other week, at no point was there anywhere to pass them so we had a snaking line of increasing cars behind with me being directly behind them.
As we got to a junction the fool actually pulled over to the other side on a T junction trying to turn right.
I was agog as I bet everyone behind was. No body knew what the hell to do we just waited to see what they would do next.
They pulled out turning right just as a car came the opposite way and an impasse occured where nobody could move and the oldie wouldnt reverse.
They had to drive along the pavement to pass them.

A little further along was an enterance into a private hospital in which they turned, I was in two minds about whether I should follow them in and have a word that they might actualy be best suited in not doing the driving in future, but it crossed my mind that either they or family might have been receiving treatment for something serious so let it go.

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what a quick catch!

I am glad to have made your day. My live has not been in vain.

Well done slicer stay on here and keep off the roads !

dusty - the next time you tailgate me I will bosh u with my walking frame!!!!

I reckon if your reactions are like your driving moisok Ill have departed myself before you even swing

being serious

I am quite old - I run three cars

I rarely go out these days for domestic reasons (shopping etc) and prefer a taxi as I hate all the landanstan traffic and certainly will not drink/drive even if it were a glass of wine or beer these days

but worse is the actual behaviour of some drivers who simply
are dangerous.

When I do trips I leave at 5am would you believe!!
I love bombing down the empty motorways - well, nearly empty!!

I'm 67.  Only three years to go before I get the Zimmer frame and shopping trolley with wheels.

When I went online to buy my "shopping trolley with wheels" it said ...
... The maximum weight capacity for this shopping trolley is 20 litres.

I think our young web designer does not know the difference between kilograms and litres!

Actually its telling you the volume it holds, not the weight it can carry

sorry I just read it again
its conflicting the data as you say
carry on

TheBetterBettor    11 Nov 17 14:11

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Slicer    11 Nov 17 14:21 
I am glad to have made your day. My live has not been in vain.


An excellent riposte

Yep the young do  seem to have too much time on their hands

Thank you Mr Pumphol, I hope you are prospering!

Getting there Slicer getting there.

was riding pillion on the back of my mates motorbike along a quite road and a car was at the turning  about 200 yards ahead he wasnt indicating to pull out or anything so we attempted to just carry on going ,as we got to about 30 yards from him at around 30 mph the khoont  suddenly pulled out we narrowly avoided him but it was very close to going straight into him ,anyway he just carried on driving we caught up with him further up the road and give him some loud  verbal and suitable handsigns and it was an old boy about 80-90 and he waved to us smiling he must hyave thought he knew us and we were waving and complimenting him

About 20 years back was coming home from a presentation around 11.00pm got stuck behind a car doing no more than twenty, couldn't pass this went on for a couple of miles, eventually we came to some lights that went into two lanes, I pulled alongside bloke must have been 85 plus, anyway lights changed & he put his foot down to stop me getting in front, road went back to one lane after a couple of hundred yards & it took pretty much most of that for me to get in front, I was so incenced I stopped my car in front of his got out, ranted at him & he blankly just waited patiently for me to drive off

Drivers in their 70's grow horns behind the wheel

I always slow down if I have an impatient driver tailgating me to allow them a better chance of overtaking. I'm not usually in a rush ( I allow plenty of time for journeys) and unfortunately young drivers seem not to realise that posted speed limits are just that. A maximum speed and not one that requires drivers to travel at that limit. You only need to look at the statistics to see which age group is responsible for the most accidents, speeding, road rage, drink driving, deaths etc. on our roads, why do you think insurance is so high for that age group and not for 'fuddy duddies'.

A poor driver at 70 has probably been a dangerous driver all of their life.

Drivers actually get safer as they get older simply because they don't drive so fast.
As cooperman mentioned - just ask the insurance companies.

I agree with the DR, a friend of mine has  been driving almost 40 years, he was poor  when he passed & still has little road sense & is no better now.

weekend drivers are almost as bad as the coffin dodgers

The Insurance app Mob another chicane that needs to be negotiated

Good driving and poor driving don't have an age, it depends on the individual.
The rules of safe driving are straightforward.

Awareness and anticipation of road and traffic conditions and other drivers' intentions.
Correct positioning, speed and gear to maintain a safe zone all around the car.
Vehicle maintenance including regular tyre checks for pressure and condition.

If you find yourself often relying on quick reactions to keep out of scrapes then sooner or later you will be involved in an accident and you should reassess your driving behaviour before it happens.

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