Admin_2 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 should older drivers be forced to retest for their license? It's a strange subject because everyone knows that drivers over 70 have decreased strength, slower reaction time, more likely to be on meds, etc...yet no one wants to be rude and bring it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I think they should revoke their licenses with no room for a retest...or maybe give them a curfew or weakened chassis on their cars so if they cause a crash they bare the brunt of it. lol.....Im kidding about all of the above "unless someone takes me seriously and can make it happen" lol Id say about 68, i was going to say 69 but that would only bring on sex jokes about grannies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalcat Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 test every 5 years after 60... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bas1973 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 they should be test from 60 years i look at my dad he is 72 but he should not drive any more he will be tested every year from now on because of his sight but last time i think he was lucky to guess the right letters i think next year he will not pass the test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condotown Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 At the family reunion last summer, I was more than a little surprised to see my 90 year old great uncle carry a box to his car and get in with his wife and drive away. Some people can do a lot of stuff at an old age if they take care of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNO Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 test every 5 years after 60... Yup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlic Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 test every 5 years after 60... agree...but...at no cost to them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Sure every 5 years after 60... and then every 2 years after 70... and every year after 80. There's a lot that can go wrong at that age - I'd include a health check too. I remember an incident involving an old guy trying to parallel park next to a wall. He trapped a young girl (late teens) against the wall by her pelvis and then 'rolled' her several times as he adjusted his position... all the time, oblivious to her screams, banging on the roof and passersby trying to tell him he was crushing her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNO Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 There's a lot that can go wrong at that age -he was crushing her. yes Bob you will soon find out my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Sassy Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 my daddy is 6x .. and he's driving at 40 km/h.. a bit faster than snails in my garden so I guess it's safe, still? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 60 sounds right. and after 70 sooner. Something like that. Problem I see is older people not wanting to admit they are not seeing as well etc. not me of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 In the UK, although there is no requirement to resit a test, there is monitoring of over 70's in order to make sure no one drives with certain medical conditions or deteriorated eyesight. Each renewed licence is only valid for 3 years. Rules are tougher for those driving passenger vehicles or large goods vehicles; your licence expires at 45, and then has to be renewed every 5 years till 65. After 65 it must be renewed every year. The flaw with this is that of course some unscrupulous coffin dodgers will not declare some medical conditions on their form. But rather than retesting, perhaps the applications for renewals in the over 70's have to be accompanied by a form filled in by your GP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 test every 5 years after 60... Yup! only until i'm 60 and then never :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyTabasco Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 69 seems like a good age Some people at 60, are better drivers than those at 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 My father's driver's license expired at age 93 while he was recovering from a broken hip. He made a full recovery and decided to get a new license on his 95th birthday. He was required to sit for a written test, same as any new driver, which he passed; and then had to do a one-hour road test, which he also passed. At his age, North Carolina law requires him to take a road test, eye test, and submit a doctor's statement of fitness once a year for renewal. He is restricted to daylight driving, not more than 45 mph, and not more than five miles from home. Heading towards 98, he's still driving whenever he wants to--not so surprising for a man who spent most of his working years driving an 18-wheeler and spent vacations touring around the country in his motorhome until he was 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNO Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 After my Grandfather died... my Grandmother, at age 68 took her driving exam (she had not driven a car in 30 years!) Once she got behind the wheel it was hard for the rest of us to figure where she would turn up next... She was taking trips all the time! Her younger sister drove a '63 Jag XKE at 81 :!: What acouple of WOMEN :!: :!: :!: hope I got their genes :bounce: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluggy Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Your father is an exemption, Rob, congratulations to him. Think too, from 60 on every 5 years there shouldt be a test for drivers. But what about those thousands of crazy young thai drivers? Think a better traffic education for thais is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarone Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 A medical check every second year after 50 and every year after 70. If the doc deems it necessary(and it should be appointed docs for this) they should be sent to a test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyforeigner Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 According wiki answers the 16-25 age group have the most accidents and fatalities. So I reckon we should start by banning all nippers from driving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJTX Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 According wiki answers the 16-25 age group have the most accidents and fatalities. So I reckon we should start by banning all nippers from driving This morning driving down the road and all of a sudden a car is coming down the wrong lane. A girl, probably in her mid-twenties, had pulled out from a shop and had to cross traffic to get into the correct lane. Of course there was so much traffic in that lane that she could not get in. So she continued to drive in the wrong lane for some distance. Eventually everyone in that lane, including her, had to stop. Finally a Thai man, probably around 60, stopped to let her in. It took her a little while to realize that he was going to let her in and she finally moved into that lane. Wonder which of those two needs to go through another drivers test :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 According wiki answers the 16-25 age group have the most accidents and fatalities. So I reckon we should start by banning all nippers from driving you do raise a very good point; although it is the often ludicrous accidents of the older driver that makes headlines, we have perhaps become too used to fatalities in the younger age group you mentioned. I think that the law for new drivers should include restrictions on the power of car you can drive. There should be a 'preliminary' period of say 4 years, at the end of which you sit a second test to be allowed to move on to more powerful vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin_2 Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 A group of pensioners were discussing their medical problems at the Day Centre coffee morning. 'Do you realise,' said one, 'My arm is so weak I can hardly hold this coffee cup.' 'Yes, I know.' replied the second, 'My cataracts are so bad I can't see to pour the coffee.' 'I can't turn my head,' rejoined the third, 'because of the arthritis in my neck.' 'My blood pressure pills make my dizzy,' commented the fourth, adding, 'I guess that's the price we pay for getting old.' 'Well, it's not all bad.' piped up the first, 'We should be thankful that we can still drive.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I'm more concerned with young Thai riders/drivers, it's that group that should be tested, properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin_2 Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I'm more concerned with young Thai riders/drivers, it's that group that should be tested, properly. Agreed. Yesterday I saw a young Thai kid zig zagging for no reason on his motorcycle...one minute later, another young Thai guy hanging halfway out of the passenger window pumping his arms in the air. Mind you that this was around 7 pm, so I don't think alcohol was involved, but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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