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Towing a caravan down the motorway going the wrong way, when will the retest law come in ffs. Three people dead.
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Oh my God, that is just tragic beyond words. 3 innocent people killed today by an octogenarian driver. If this doesn't get elderly drivers to have regular driving assessments then nothing will. What a truly awful story
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They just showed the footage on the news , scary stuff outside lane 60mph head on into the traffic completely oblivious.
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"3 innocent people killed today by an octogenarian driver". Possibly, but several reports have the octogenarian driver as one of the dead. If true, "innocent" hardly fits the bill.
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OK blackbarn, I just skimmed through the news.
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Think they both died in the vehicle at fault, how this wasn't a double figure tragedy only god knows. Absolutely horrifying footage.
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80 years olds should be indoors watching the TV ,they've had their time ...and towing a caravan ? whats wrong with a coach trip anyway ? senile coffin dodgers
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If this doesn't get elderly drivers to have regular driving assessments then nothing will
Are they not assessed after 70, every 3 years, with a Dr's note to confirm they're competent? |
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Coachbuster • October 16, 2018 7:57 PM BST
senile coffin dodgers How does that equate to 'dodging' ?  |
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Whatever Coachbuster!! A reactionary and somewhat offensive post. These two will be someone's parents and grandparents. Very sad for the apparently innocent Mondeo driver mind.
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blackbarn ,please don't take me too seriously ...but they really shouldn't have been towing a caravan given the drivers awareness .... i'm not even sure how he could have made such a mistake .... it was a serious error of judgement .... shocked more weren't killed by this
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still stay they shouldn't be allowed loose on the roads though
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Coach - Why wouldn't I take you too seriously?. What reasonable person would expect light-hearted comments re this incident.
I have some sympathy for what I think might be your view, but.........."80 years olds should be indoors watching the TV, they've had their time...and towing a caravan? whats wrong with a coach trip anyway ? senile coffin dodgers" IS offensive. |
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It is coachbusters right to be offensive , as it is your right to be offended . This is one of the last bastions of free speech .
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blackbarn ..is it just the coffin dodgers bit that offended you ?
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senile coffin dodgers *
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indeed Reynard
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The old couple's vehicle had foreign plates which may shed some light on this terrible incident, FFS seeing that video footage made me feel sick
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the driver of that caravan wasn't exactly driving slowly either ...why no effort to stop ? there is a van on the other carriageway warning drivers by flashing .
I'm sorry , but at that age you shouldn't be on the road unless you take a test every year and show your competence ... there are too many on the road and half of then don't know what the **** theyre doing ..theyre in a world of their own |
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wot's the figures - is it under 25s the most accident prone??
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'coffin dodger' applies to certain 80 year olds Kenny not all ,so i'm not talking about the sweet little old dear who rides around in her buggy to the shops ...i'm talking about those who have a total disregard for others safety (for one) ....
there is an element from THAT generation that seem to have a very selfish attitude .. and won't be told |
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Hi coach - I replied to your wine post. Hope it is helpful.
Re this, I guess "senile coffin dodgers" was the trigger, but pretty much all of it is ageist, reactionary and offensive in my view. Reynard - Thanks for your 20.40 post. I hope this is helpful to others. In the meantime, coach and I are doing our best to illustrate your point. |
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moisok ,and how many under 25s are on the road ...as a ratio the over 70s are easily the most likely to cause an accident /death
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aegist is a funny term really ..any 'ist' for that matter ... if you believe that 80 year olds should be taken off the road for others safety, is that discriminating ?
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Drivers under the age of 20 have more fatal accidents than drivers over 75.
Over 70s can struggle with high-speed junctions and slip roads. |
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kenny - i would take dangerous 25 year old drivers off the road ,sling 'em in jail and ban the fookers for life ..asian or otherwise .
But at the same time there must be something wrong with an 80 year old who decides to drive round in a 4x4 towing a friggin caravan around ... he should be fishing or playing bingo or something .. there comes a time .... |
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so why is the youngsters insurance so high, and mine, on my cars, a pittance?
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My neighbour is 90 and drives every Day.....Accident waiting to happen ffs.
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most youngsters subsidise the other reckless youngsters - it is true .
there are a lot of young drivers around . Older folk generally don't drive far anyway ... it's just that those that do are a very high potential risk |
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car insurance is cheaper if you tow a caravan
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Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum off on their Holiday ,Dreadful, as for Having family I can assure the Family would have concerns about them Hauling Caravans about at that Age, if of course they Give a fck at all ,Two many of these Oldies plodding around in another world at the wheel of a Deadly weapon .
Test should be retaken at 70 and every 5 years after that .. END of |
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And drives the kids to school and I am not joking.
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also consider the knock on effect ...
80 y/o driver cruises along at 20 mph in a 40mph zone for a few miles causing a long tailback ... once the road is clear you have a lot impatient/ dangerous overtaking going on .... cars held up will then increase their speeds further along . as they say in Brazil, a recife for disaster |
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I am not even Suggesting a Full test but a Refresher . I'm sure the Tester will soon know if they are fit to be at the Wheels,They have free bus passes GTF on to a bus .
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Is it wrong that when you hear of an old guy doing something wreckless with a Caravan and it ending in disaster you think of Jeremy Clarkson and "missed opportunity"?
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Coachbuster
moisok ,and how many under 25s are on the road ...as a ratio the over 70s are easily the most likely to cause an accident /death Not reflected in insurance premiums. |
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Coachbuster - you know even less about car insurance than you do about trees and wine
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they're the root cause lol .... it won't be reflected in the policy cost
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ha ha blackbarn ... i must confess that trees and wine aren't my top areas of expertise
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Three people tragically killed in a motorway accident and JC makes a joke about it. Shame on you.
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