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[the alarming man]

http://www.confused.com/car-insurance/articles/elderly-motorists-voted-most-irritating-is-this-fair

[b4ndit]

what a load of crap

[feeutfo]

Well now, heres a topic bound to cause division in the ranks.

[omega3000]

Cyclists  ....................................

[Vamps]

I wonder what they mean by 'Elderly' .......   Even Caravans are further down the list....

Think I will stick with the 4x4 category...

[geoffr70]

It's just the arrogant bastards who think the rules don't apply to them who annoy me. But they transcend all demographics.

[waspy]

Finished work today at 12:00 & as soon as I'd entered the main road on the Ind Estate I pulled out behind a fossil doing twenty.
She indicated to turn right into a recycling plant, oh good I thought I don't have to follow her any more. WRONG, she cancelled the indicator & proceeded to carry on. I followed her for around another mile, still doing twenty & braking for no reason at except for the imaginary objects in her path
We entered a forty limit & she still did twenty, needless to say I overtook her at earliest opportunity. Yep she was old, didn't have a clue where she was or where she was going, but the doctor says it's ok for her drive after a five minute consultation (if that)

This is why I cycle to work & make as many excuses as I can NOT to drive

[geoffr70]

Bloody hell Pete, that's why I don't cycle. Too many lunatics and bad drivers like her on the road!

[waspy]

Bloody hell Pete, that's why I don't cycle. Too many lunatics and bad drivers like her on the road!

Fortunately I don't have to touch the roads much with the way I go

[D]

As you really hate driving Pete, I will happily give your Monaro the exercise it needs! When do you want me to pick it up?

[waspy]

As you really hate driving Pete, I will happily give your Monaro the exercise it needs! When do you want me to pick it up?

Pay the years road tax & you can have a go

[Crazycarzowner]

I had to stop an elderly gent the other day. Reports coming in from concerned members of the public went - "He's drove into (Tescos) carpark the wrong way, nearly took a barrier & one of them silver bollards out, parked across 3 bays (dunno how he managed that) and appeared drunk" 

I was the other side of town so I whipped up there, (bout 10 mins with blues) to get an update "He's just got back into the car, drove off up the kerb & his front door wasn't shut!" I caught up with him just as he turned into a junction on the wrong side of the road!!!!  It took several attempts for me to stop him (lit up like a Christmas tree) and was sober as a judge when breathalysed. 

He was driving wait for it.............A 59 plate Golf GTI     But not anymore alas for him. 86 and never had an accident........

[feeutfo]

Having seen my own Grandfathers driving deteriorate terribly, and some of the rather bewildered driving around here between rush hours, I can't help but agree tbh.

Although the standard of driving rather than age specifically shouldn't be a decider. If the car in front was being driven predictably, we wouldn't notice the age of the driver at all. ...would we...?

[Shackeng]

At 75 I guess it is going to happen to me sooner than the rest of you. I have one caution for all of you youngsters, you too, if you're lucky, will be elderly drivers one day, so think on.

[feeutfo]

Fact is, we as a family should have intervened long before, as he would then not knocked a guy off his push bike with nothing else around. He simply didn't see the cyclist.