this old lady decided to back into my pride and joy tonight!!!!!,
caused damage to my rear quater pannel!!!!!!

 

Almost every accident I've ever seen involves a coffin dodger. It'll come to us all one day I suppose, but will any of us notice when it's time to hang up the keys and admit we're no longer capable ?

Sorry about the motor m8.

[Edited by corradoboy - 7/22/2003 7:39:23 PM]

 

It creeps up on you mate! I'm in my 60th year and have just taken delivery of an STi8 after selling my modded 99my!
I've always loved motor sport and have owned a few sporty cars over the years and I'm as keen now as ever. I do realise that eventually I should bite the bullet and succumb to a sensible little motor for retirement, but at the moment black with 18's and PPP does it for me!
Recently my son had his STi7 written off by an 80 year old lady in a Metro who decided to overtake a car that was turning right! The police said they would prosecute her but possibly give her the option of surrendering her licence. I have a nasty feeling she is taking the first option and pleading not guilty of whatever they have thrown at her. So whatever happens she will probably either retain or get her licence back! - Scarry?
JohnD

 

It's a scary thought that there are people on the road who, really should'nt be.

An old gentleman who was a long term customer of our family garage recently hung up his keys. I appluade him in every way, and he was'nt a bad driver either!

He gave us the car (imacculate old metro with 30K on the clock - now that's a surprise! ).

It takes a good driver to admit that they are no longer capable to drive. The ones that are dangerous are the ones who SAY or THINK they are good drivers. And that is irrespective of age.

I think that it's time that drivers should undergo examinations every 20years or so, to make sure that their driving standards are still up to scratch.

[Edited by ALi-B - 7/22/2003 10:11:27 PM]

 

20 years? Mandatory "pass plus" type thing with examination within 6 months of first test, refresher course another 12 months later and repeated every five to ten years if you ask me.

 

Have you seen the advert on telly that says "Drivers above 55 are 60% less likely to have a claim on their motor insurance than younger drivers"! Yes this is true because 1. They are completly oblivious to the fact that they've hit something 2. They drive off anyway without leaving details 3. They always drive cars with plastic bumpers so there's no damage to theirs.
My car was hit a few months ago outside the house and the car that hit it was parked behind mine with my paint all over the front bumper. No note so called the police. They were good and sent a leaving the scene letter to them. It turned out to be my next door neighbours 80 Y.O. mother. I then had a visit by the clan, who tried to make "ME" feel guilty for "Dobbing" their mother in to the police, and made out she was the victim of "my hasty actions". They said "she a pensioner and this claim will increase her premium to £60 next year!!!
Tough shXt.

 

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"Almost every accident I've ever seen involves a coffin dodger. It'll come to us all one day I suppose, but will any of us notice when it's time to hang up the keys and admit we're no longer capable ?"


Well said, could not agree more. Sad but true

 

I find it sad and disturbing that so many feel that they are so superior that they have to be unpleasantly rude in the way they refer to older people and generalise unfairly about their driving abilities.

 

I KNOW im going to get BBQ'd for this but ive never been hit by an oldie but......

Every accident i have EVER been involved with was caused by a..... WOMAN!! Am i just unlucky?

 

Bring on Logans Run is what I say

 

Boro - or are you just a woman?

 

My Granny thinks she is still OK to drive.

I have to bite my tongue not to ask her why she thinks everyone else is so bad (not my place). After all there are various shades of paint on every corner of her car and none of them are the same as hers!

Where she parks on her drive the wall gets constalntly knocked and needs fixing. She also seems to think that is done by vandals. :-o

Last night out on my bike with plenty of light, wide road with plenty of visibility - riding a bright yellow bike. Old boy wearing his club blazer pulls out and almost splats me. I shouted at him and he looks across in surprise whilst steering hard away from me and onto the other side of the road! Good job there was nothing on the otherside of the road. I would have passed the junction with more caution if I thought there was any chance of him not seeing me. I thought we had made eye contact before he pulled out.

Sure none of us will want to face up to it when the day arrives but pls FFS why can't some of these old ppl take responsibility for themselves and hang up the keys when in their heart of hearts they know they are past it.

Sorry, that was a bit rant-ish. Prob because the incident last night was a bit close

 

Molds

I know how you feel about the bloke pulling out in front of you. I have had this many times also when riding my bike too. I have had old and young drivers pull out and cause me some worry. Funny thing is, the older drivers always seem more apologetic and the younger ones want to blame me just for being there.

The point I think is that a motor bike is easily missed behind a windscreen pillar or some other obstruction. I know that is not an excuse but it is a fact. Because of my biking experience I know to look out for bikes but it does not occur to many drivers. You have to remember that you can see the car much more easily than they can see you. I always assume that a driver at a junction has not seen me and drive accordingly. That has saved me often in the past. I put it down as another necessity to save my kneck when on a bike.

Les

 

Round where i stay the majority of major accidents are caused by OAP's.

Near Glenegals theres a junction on to the A9, and ive lost count of the amount of fatal crashes there are because old people come out of the side junction and pull out infront of cars / lorries doing 60 + up the dual carriageway.

The've got got speed camera at the junction to try and slow people down, but without fail the crashes are caused by someone pull out the junction.

There was also a serious crash at my road end last week, because the old person driving crossed the white line and when head on into a car comming the other way. Very Very messy.