Elderly drivers

[Coldicote]

From time to time views are expressed that elderly drivers should be subject to regular tests. Do you agree and, if so, at what age and what kind of test?

[Count-A-Strong]

Yes. Every three years after the age of 70. The problem lies in funding it.

[TWR]

Last week it was stated in Spain that drivers at 80 yrs will have their licence withdrawn, regards your Q, I am on the way at 62, I hold a HGV 1, have not long been through a full medical to retain this piece of sht so-call professional license, with the fellest of respect to the later OAP, a lot of them are unsafe, reactions very very slow, their reactions are somewhat?????????????? I have seen like many on here some of the elderly getting out of a car, Jesus Christ & they think they are safe, the young are tears @rsers but I will give some of them credit their reaction are spot on if though they do have bumps & many of them, In my opinion over the age of 70 the elderly SHOULD be re-tested for the safety of others as well as them self, & before the self rightchess bridge-age start to Harper on, live in a real world we are not trying to deny you of your leisure time the object is to keep people alive I don't think that is much to ask for. Is it?

[TWR]

Fullest!!!

[rachael88]

i think all drivers should get a test every 10 years

[Coldicote]

Interesting answers here. With elderly drivers it seem to me more a question of medical fitness and reactions rather than standard driving tests. Experience counts a great deal when it comes to driving - I wonder how many in their forties, fifties, sixties would still pass the theory side of a driving test after possibly many years. Should tests be a matter for medical people or driving test examiners?

[Toureman]

AS young drivers cause the most accidents so should they !

[TWR]

Toureman, the answer to a minority of the young drivers that also cause Insurance premiums to raise, if an accident is caused by them in the Ist year of driving they should resit a test, if they refuse on the grounds that they say that the have already passed a test, my answer would be " Prove it in your ability to have no accidents" there should also be a law regards engine size to these people, the trouble is the cannot handle the power.

[cazzz1975]

I agree with count-a-strong

[my4ds]

is it a proved statistic that young driver cause most accidents? or is it just that accidents caused by the elderly dont get reported?

i think we sould all be tested every 10yrs but when we reach 65 we should have a medical as well as a driving test.

[1rovert]

I would be happy to take a driving test, as long as its paid for, and that the inspector has a clean licence, with no penalty points like myself, AND with my experiance, and held a licence for at least twenty years.

Like someone who said before, when I feel I'm too old I shall sell my car.