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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER
As for a test after a certain age is a bit of a moot point ! what age 60/70 or what and should it be every year from inception ?
The after 70 application form for your licence renewal is just ridiculous at the moment, I know some people that are virtually blind and are still driving  |
It's not just vision deficiencies that are a problem when one gets older, Gordon; you also need to factor in reaction times and awareness of one's surroundings. Those two seem to be fairly major failings with the elderly.
One reads so often about elderly drivers not being aware of where they are, driving around in circles - remember the driver that spent something like 24 hours driving around the M25 thinking that they were somewhere else - and not forgetting those who find themselves driving the wrong way on motorways.