100 year old driving school. ITV.

[Vipers]

MKnight702 said:

Vipers said:

Although it's been thrashed to death, what if you fail? I have tried a few on line HC questions, and it's so easy to get a fail by getting a few questions wrong. Give it a go.

Surely that's the whole point??

If you get questions on the Highway Code wrong then you are probably not driving in a manner in accordance with the Highway Code, for example, remaining in the middle lane after overtaking and not pulling back to the left.

Making people remember the HC is a good thing, not remembering is a bad thing. Simples.

One question I got wrong was how far behind another vehicle should you be when you come to a halt in a tunnel.

I got some wrong which are applicable to towing, then again I have and probably never will tow anything. Many should know more than they obviously do, MLM's for example, box junctions seem to confuse some, and these are every day occurances.

And so many many have absolutely no idea what DYL's mean

[Cneci]

Max_Torque said:

IE it's a lack of experience which is dangerous, not the absolute age you learn to drive.

When I learned to drive at 18, there was an expectation amongst our peers to drive quickly, and anyone who didn't satisfy this criteria was branded a "James May" (as I was).

There's a comprehensive school not far from me, and the local six formers drive like idiots in their superminis, and I always see them with a full car.

So, in my experience at least, I feel that the absolute age plays a role in irresponsible driving.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Max_Torque said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

However, if you have a minimum driving age of 25, it would make a huge difference.

I suspect all it would do is make the most dangerous driving age 25 to 26 yo, rather than 17 to 18 yo! IE it's a lack of experience which is dangerous, not the absolute age you learn to drive.

Utter nonsense I'm afraid.

Get an insurance quote online as a 19 y/o with a full licence 2 yrs. Then change it to 50 y/o who passed yesterday, keeping all other details the same. And see the price reduce by about 75%.

[johnxjsc1985]

I loved the old Air force gang turning up mob handed and the old dear who did the Yoga was truly exceptional. Nut it was viewing from behind the Sofa for some of them and hopefully they will have taken the sound advice and stopped driving. The one I remember in particular was a lady who revved the nuts out of the Car and rode the clutch but she was adamant that she would not stop. maybe doing random testing for all ages wouldn't be a bad thing.

[pomodori]

The lady who revved her Picanto a little excessively ^^^^^^ was the one featured at the end,on a mobility scooter.
She heeded the advice.

[johnxjsc1985]

pomodori said:

The lady who revved her Picanto a little excessively ^^^^^^ was the one featured at the end,on a mobility scooter.
She heeded the advice.

She seemed to be quite an angry person not sure why and maybe there was a reason for it but she should not have been driving and I think her Daughter was very pleased to see her stop.

[Vipers]

Liked the old guy tonight who said "Half the accidents I have had were someone's else's fault", so the rest must be his......

[johnxjsc1985]

its a difficult watch tonight the old fella was adorable but he shouldn't be driving. Patricia just nearly took out a parked Car

[pomodori]

The bloke in the Polo was pretty awful and the last straw was stopping the assessment before the end.

Now he's going to get some lessons ,really ?

[johnxjsc1985]

Time for Pat to hand over the keys

[pomodori]

Yes, the assessor grabbing the wheel more than once is not especially good.

[johnxjsc1985]

pomodori said:

Yes, the assessor grabbing the wheel more than once is not especially good.

but he didn't say she should not pack in !!!!.

[Vipers]

Checked out the red sports car on the Isle of Wight, it's a 3.6 1948 Allard, new one on me.

And the artic near miss,.......

[pomodori]

Grandad should give up and his test hasn't even started yet.

The fence post.....

[johnxjsc1985]

Vipers said:

Checked out the red sports car on the Isle of Wight, it's a 3.6 1948 Allard, new one on me.

And the artic near miss,.......

I love oldies but some of these old dears are just too painful too watch

[davidc1]

Polo and volvo both terrible away from the roads they knew well. Rospa shame on you for any 2nd chances on these old folk.

[johnxjsc1985]

I have one neighbour who is 82 and somehow she has managed to damage every panel on her car and yes that does include the roof!!.
Another one who was a bus driver is 85 I made him change to an automatic and he is fine and I feel safe with him driving.

[anonymous-user]

The old woman from the Isle of Wight was up in a Spitfire for her 100th :-)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-388...

[johnxjsc1985]

Mary and Harold like to rev the bks of the Cars

[johnxjsc1985]

how could Mary possibly be safe an Harold just needs guidance.