Reporting a old age driver?
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Just followed some 90 year old looking woman for 15 miles of single track lane at between 3 and 25 mph.
The car STANK of cooked brakes despite the brake lights only coming on to let bikes past (never waited in the same passing places to let me past but whatever).
Brand new 20 plate car so I assume she left an electronic handbrake on but somehow never noticed the car was stopping really fast whenever she let off the accelerator.
Stopped on the road to indicate right to turn off, it’s a corner you would take at 15mph and not need to stop for as have line of sight for and it’s wide.
I don’t know her to talk about it but is there someone I can report her to as I am genuinely not sure she should be driving.
The car STANK of cooked brakes despite the brake lights only coming on to let bikes past (never waited in the same passing places to let me past but whatever).
Brand new 20 plate car so I assume she left an electronic handbrake on but somehow never noticed the car was stopping really fast whenever she let off the accelerator.
Stopped on the road to indicate right to turn off, it’s a corner you would take at 15mph and not need to stop for as have line of sight for and it’s wide.
I don’t know her to talk about it but is there someone I can report her to as I am genuinely not sure she should be driving.
The roads seem to be absolutely full of dithering old buffers at the moment.
Compulsory testing at pensionable age is the way.
Get all the old skivvers off the road and onto the free public transport the government provides for them.
It will have the benefit of reduced emissions and congestion too
Compulsory testing at pensionable age is the way.
Get all the old skivvers off the road and onto the free public transport the government provides for them.
It will have the benefit of reduced emissions and congestion too
Edited by lord trumpton on Thursday 9th July 13:31
Tricky one. Unless you know her or where she lives there's not much you can do other than police. I'd only do that if you thought she was a genuine danger to herself or others.
If you do know where she is, maybe contact AgeUK for advice.
Be kind, we'll all be old (with a bit of luck) one day!
If you do know where she is, maybe contact AgeUK for advice.
Be kind, we'll all be old (with a bit of luck) one day!
To all the "live and let live" types.
A 91 yr old woman mounted an Edinburgh pavement last week and killed a 3 yr old boy.
Wonder if anyone had thought about chatting to her about giving up driving.
Dangerous is dangerous and the roads are bad enough without people who should have given it years ago carrying on because they feel entitled.
A 91 yr old woman mounted an Edinburgh pavement last week and killed a 3 yr old boy.
Wonder if anyone had thought about chatting to her about giving up driving.
Dangerous is dangerous and the roads are bad enough without people who should have given it years ago carrying on because they feel entitled.
Edited by Brads67 on Thursday 9th July 14:19
Slow said:
I’m out in the countryside so it’s likely to take away independence if she is the only driver in the house (assuming she lives out this way). Wasn’t sure if there was some in between step before going to police where they can try talk to her about it.
It's a tricky one.But if it was a young lad driving too fast I'm sure plenty would be queuing up to take away their licence and not care if it's taking away their independence.
A few years ago now, my father in law’s father (aged 84) pulled out of a junction into a police car going along the main road with full blues and twos.
Destroyed two cars, injured his wife, the rising star footballer in the back of the police car as well as the two police officers and put himself in hospital. When asked what happened he stated that he saw the car, he just pulled out by mistake.
There is a point when people need to be honest with themselves as to whether they should still be driving. And if that does not work then there should be mandatory retests / eye sight testing etc.
It is a real safety concern.
Destroyed two cars, injured his wife, the rising star footballer in the back of the police car as well as the two police officers and put himself in hospital. When asked what happened he stated that he saw the car, he just pulled out by mistake.
There is a point when people need to be honest with themselves as to whether they should still be driving. And if that does not work then there should be mandatory retests / eye sight testing etc.
It is a real safety concern.
Report her. It’s a painful thing to do and painful to lose a license after many years but she could and probably will have a bad accident involving others. My family forced my father to be tested for his driving abilities in the early stages of dementia and he failed. It was devastating for him and for all of us but he wouldn’t recognise he had a problem. At some point we’ll all reach the stage when we need to stop driving. Some of us will do it willingly, others will need to be forced. It’s just how it is. Most of us wouldn’t have a problem reporting someone who was way over the drink drive limit (I would hope). It should be the same with age-related driving issues.
The greater good outweighs all other negatives/positves.
We seem to have a mind your own business mindset when it comes to uninsured, untaxed and No MOT cars. It's quite simple: Insure, tax, & MOT it or sell it. If you can't afford to do any of the above then you can't afford to drive and should ride a bike or use public transport.
We seem to have a mind your own business mindset when it comes to uninsured, untaxed and No MOT cars. It's quite simple: Insure, tax, & MOT it or sell it. If you can't afford to do any of the above then you can't afford to drive and should ride a bike or use public transport.
vikingaero said:
The greater good outweighs all other negatives/positves.
We seem to have a mind your own business mindset when it comes to uninsured, untaxed and No MOT cars. It's quite simple: Insure, tax, & MOT it or sell it. If you can't afford to do any of the above then you can't afford to drive and should ride a bike or use public transport.
Thread drift, but I get your meaningWe seem to have a mind your own business mindset when it comes to uninsured, untaxed and No MOT cars. It's quite simple: Insure, tax, & MOT it or sell it. If you can't afford to do any of the above then you can't afford to drive and should ride a bike or use public transport.
lord trumpton said:
The roads seem to be absolutely full of dithering old buffers at the moment.
Compulsory testing at pensionable age is the way.
Get all the old skivvers off the road and onto the free public transport the government provides for them.
It will have the benefit of reduced emissions and congestion too
Whilst we are at it, get all the arrogant selfish drivers the road, all the young under 30 age group off the road. All the mums taking their kids to school off the road causing congestion twice a day. Compulsory testing at pensionable age is the way.
Get all the old skivvers off the road and onto the free public transport the government provides for them.
It will have the benefit of reduced emissions and congestion too
Edited by lord trumpton on Thursday 9th July 13:31
Just as long as they leave me o drive when I like
Brads67 said:
To all the "live and let live" types.
A 91 yr old woman mounted an Edinburgh pavement last week and killed a 3 yr old boy.
Wonder if anyone had thought about chatting to her about giving up driving.
Dangerous is dangerous and the roads are bad enough without people who should have given it years ago carrying on because they feel entitled.
My grandfather died because he wouldn’t listen to my dad (a traffic copper) about giving up. Pulled out in front of a lorry, died instantly, grandmother was in hospital for weeks with the injuries and never got over the psychological trauma of it all.A 91 yr old woman mounted an Edinburgh pavement last week and killed a 3 yr old boy.
Wonder if anyone had thought about chatting to her about giving up driving.
Dangerous is dangerous and the roads are bad enough without people who should have given it years ago carrying on because they feel entitled.
Edited by Brads67 on Thursday 9th July 14:19
I’m very much in the camp of driving is a privilege and when you can no longer do it to an acceptable standard then it’s a privilege that should be revoked.
J4CKO said:
If someone is being dangerous because they can no longer drive safely and dont have the wherewithal to make the call themselves then its a public service to report it.
I tried that with an elderly, very dangerous neighbour, police and DVLA.........not even the slightest bit interested..fortunately my wife knew his son that lived 200 miles away and rang him about our concerns and he stopped him..........shan't ever bother again though.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff