You do have to re-take your test (I think at 75 years old)Quote:
Originally Posted by goz1960
Everyones license expires at that age and I believe you have to re-sit a driving test
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You do have to re-take your test (I think at 75 years old)Quote:
Originally Posted by goz1960
Everyones license expires at that age and I believe you have to re-sit a driving test
I believe at present, there are no laws to say people over the age of 70 need to resit their test, I think there is a form to fill in to inform of any changes in health but this is self filled in. ::)
I don't think all blame should be put on older drivers! There are some pretty bad drivers at all ages!! My personal thought is that all drivers should spend some time on a bike!! Could be interesting!! :o
Does your Parrot talk?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rabb
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Oh yes and she can understand me aswell :)
could it not be the fault of the council as well? if there is a known black spot it should be watched and acted upon. my eldest is paralysed after a bike accident on the A48 Newport to Cardiff road this year. there is a sign up saying there have been 20+ fatalities on that stretch of road since 2002. he is lucky he is still alive, confined to a wheel chair. Yet, the council have done nothing to stop accidents happening apart from putting up speed signs that show your speed. Wouldnt have stopped the van pulling out of the garage and across a dual carriageway in front of him to go back down the other side....
I'm really sorry to hear about your eldest and do absolutely agree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by wheelers
Sadly people do make terrible mistakes on the road, a moments lost concentration, doing something stupid, going too fast, etc., none of us are immune whether we ride bikes or drive cars/vans/lorries or any other vehicles but when the council fails to take action following a tragedy it's total madness. I never understood why the lay by on the Warminster by pass wasn't simply closed off. :(
Absolute nutter. You should have a taken a picture of him on his phone & number plate & sent it off the Police.
I had an instance on the M4/M5 Almondsbury interchange. The speed limit is 50mph throught the road works. I was in the passenger seat & to my annoyance a wagon driver under took us while using his iphone watching something & using his forearms to steer the wagon. I wasn't able to take a snap shot but I would have >:(
Why can't people just pull over to use their phones?? I have a hands free kit in the van but in the car I just ignore the phone. On the bike I leave the fecking thing at home :)
You do have to re-take your test (I think at 75 years old)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rabb
Everyones license expires at that age and I believe you have to re-sit a driving test
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Trust me you do not have to resit a test.
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Originally Posted by rosie
I agree Rosie, all too easy to blame age as the main factor when an elderly person is involved in an accident. As long as someone is medically fit, physically and mentally, age shouldn’t come in to it.
Who’s to say that the Volvo driver I referred to in my initial post would not have carried out the same U-turn if he was twenty years younger? I would guess the Landrover driver was in his late forties.
I’m not convinced that holding a mobile is as big of a distraction as conversing with the person on the other end whilst driving. The human brain needs to reach a higher level of concentration to engage in conversation than it does to hold an object. A little experiment for you to try (not to be attempted unless you are confident to do so) which may help to illustrate the point I’m trying to make. Next time you are driving and trying to find a particular address in a city which you are not familiar with, call a friend on your Hands-free phone, and see how difficult it is to execute the two tasks at the same time.
“A study carried out by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), has revealed that driver reaction times, such as the time taken to apply the brakes or steer away from danger, are 30 per cent slower when driving whilst using a hands-free mobile phone than when driving whilst over the legal alcohol limit.”
I’m certainly not advocating the reintroduction of the use of hand-held phones whilst driving - that would be madness. I’m merely pointing out that the current legislation misses the intended target by a distance.
I can't see how it's more dangerous driving hands free than holding one to your ear???
Personally I don't mind if they ban mobile phones completely. Worst invention next to the atomic bomb.