Elderly woman hits car . . . driving away from another accident in Bath

“There is some merit in not letting older people drive unless you can assess their abilities regularly. Traffic conditions are different now to the 1950s and 60s when there were about a dozen vehicles on a road at any time and drink-driving was a definite must.

Blaming young people for a high number of accidents doesn't take away from the fact that those older, so presumably more experienced, should know and do better. If this lady had 2 accidents one after another, then she should seriously consider the diamond-card option.

I'm an older person now and don't drive any more. The quality of public transport I use - except in the south west - has improved. Why drive great distances when you can easily do a round trip of 400 km for 11 gbp on a 3 month-old coach with power sockets, climate control, reclinable seats, free wifi etc. - http://tinyurl.com/c8pw7gp

Many of my local buses are less than 5 years old . They incorporate all requirements of the disability discrimination act. bath's are exempt from these as many of their vehicles are just too old. More at - http://tinyurl.com/bol36gc”

“Imp-Act
I'm not a big fan of people who struggle to phrase a coherent sentence. It gets on my nerves. Or was it that you typed that at gone three in the morning? Perhaps we should take away your keyboard for good (or at least your sauce)?”

“I expect she could spell.”

“An elderly lady drove along the river bank not so long ago, are there three ladies involved in these incidents or one .... this is both sad, and dangerous to everyone until solved.”

“Imp-Act
A tadpole looked at a frog and told him he was ugly. The tadpole, of course, was oblivious to the fact that one day he too would be a frog.
Unless you have found an elixir of youth, tell us why you are not older than when you started reading this. To me elderly is in the mind and certainly should not be a general classification.”

“"Frustration isn't the cause; impatient drivers are. Old and/or slow drivers may cause frustration but they're much safer than younger and/or faster drivers"

wow... you do live a sheltered life”

“The problem isn't usually the speed at which people drive but usually slow reactions - pulling out suddenly with or without looking or misjudging oncoming traffic.”

“Roger, insurance premiums for the elderly are generally lower than for the young provided they can demonstrate a history of accident free driving on roads with far less traffic than today. I challenge you to find a driver who hasn't been frustrated at for example having to follow a car being driven at 35mph along a 50mph road.”

“An elderly woman is one that gets on my kin nearvs when she is droving a vehicle! From Age 60 and ALL those wannabe snails (carabloodyvan drovers) should resit a driving test and have a full medicle paid for by themselves! This will not only prove just how slow and doddery they are (as well as on the road) but to see just what and why makes them so annoying.
As for this female that had a two for two accident take her licence away for good!”

“Although not directly involved in an accident, driving slow can result in build ups of traffic and frustration which can cause accidents."

Frustration isn't the cause; impatient drivers are. Old and/or slow drivers may cause frustration but they're much safer than younger and/or faster drivers (as every insurance company confirms with the size of its premiums).

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