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Re: To old to drive?
All in all a very emotive issue, with views polarising one side against the other (Old pointing to Young & Middle aged, Middle aged pointing to Old & Young then the Young pointing at the Old that's any one past 22). Unfortunately every age group has its' problem children !
I travel quite a lot doing about 100 mile a day to & fro to work, that's not counting the mileage I do at work. Every day there are a few incidents that set you to thinking, how the hell did they get & continue to hold a licence. I must admit at times I do myself behave badly behind the wheel ! I don't see the root of the problem as an age issue, more a conditioning/environment concern.
As to testing, anyone regardless of age who consistently causes problems or is involved in incidents quite frequently should be re-educated & if need be, re-tested & assessed as to their suitability to own & drive what in reality is a dangerous blunt instrument, likely to cause harm, damage or even death when not used safely & correctly.
From what I can glean from the tabloids that we get over here, what apparently happened was an older driver had a seizure, he then lost control of his vehicle which then ran off the road & ended up very sadly killing an 18 month old child whose mother was also critically injured in the incident & by all accounts is still in a serious condition in the Hospital.
No one was at fault, irrespective of age it could've well been someone younger driving the vehicle who'd had a medical condition rendering them incapable of controlling the vehicle. The saddest thing about it all is that it was a complete catalouge of mishaps & misfortunes, fate if you will, that put these people in this place at this time which ended in such a sad & sorry outcome.
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