[jambutty]

The system that is in place today seems to be about as fair as you can get without discriminating against certain age groups.

As I approached 70 I had to re-apply for my license and declare that I was fit to drive and could read a car number plate 25 yards distant, which I can with ease in normal daylight. In fact I can read most road signs long before the average person. As I understand it I will have to re-apply for my driving license every three years and somewhere along the way I will need a ‘fitness to drive’ note from my GP.

Although some older drivers can be a nuisance to other road users, so can most of the others. If all drivers stuck to the Highway Code there would be no problem. The problems arise because a huge percentage of drivers seem to think that the Highway Code is for others and not them.

Although my night driving vision must have deteriorated some it hasn’t got so bad that I feel uncomfortable driving at night. But none-the-less I avoid doing so on unfamiliar roads.