What Should We Do To Stop These 'boy' Racers ?

[youngmafbog]

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10860679.UPDATE__Elderly_woman_rescued_from_car_after_it_overturns_as_Poole_s_Twin_Sails_bridge_is_lifting/?ref=erec

Through flashing lights, barriers and then jumps an opening bridge. the stuff of films !!

Seriously though, why is she on the road?

[jake-the-peg]

Because over the age of 70 the DVLA send you a letter asking if you're still fit to drive and then just take your word.

Personally I think you should at least have an annual eyetest by an optician signing you off as having good enough eyesight past this age.

Shouldn't take more than 10 minutes or so and cost a few quid in most cases

[Butterbun]

After this little adventure, I doubt she will be 'on the road' again.

[FredPuli43]

She'll be summonsed for careless driving and banned until she passes a test, which will mean forever, and/or she will be shown to have some medical condition which has the DVLA preventing her from driving.

She must have been able to get her licence renewed, because of her age, which says something about any questions you are asked when you have to do it

[jno]

Logan's Run had the obvious solution

[emmie]

how many accidents involving elderly, and how many involving young men, weigh up that and see who comes out as the most likely to have an accident.
some elderly have good skills, eyesight late into life, by all means be tested for eyesight over a certain age, but some rely on their vehicles to get from A to B, if they don't drive, can't because someone decided they were too old, then like as not they will be stuck in doors, vegetating.
or have to rely on not always good public transport.
the woman was lucky, she may well lose her licence.