It's got my support.
Do you have a reasoned argument to support that view?
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Just a guess but: if people are unfit to drive they shouldn't be driving. Now let's talk about how you might measure that.
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Just a guess but: if people are unfit to drive they shouldn't be driving. Now let's talk about how you might measure that.
Once concern has been raised maybe regular assessment over a range of driving conditions by a trained observer? Not necessarily to driving test standards but just a sort of check to make sure they know what they are doing and don't do anything too stupid. Then, if any areas of concern come up, maybe they should be asked to sit a more comprehensive test?
Whatever the test is, it should actually involve driving - after all, you can't test how well someone drives by anything other than putting them behind the wheel.
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There are a lot of elderly drivers on the road who really should have given their licences in years ago, they have little or no awareness of what is going on around them, and have little or no judgment of speed, positioning etc.
Equally, there are a lot of elderly drivers who are still very competent and would out-drive many of todays younger whipper snappers.
There is a need for some kind of assessment of drivers over a certain age, say 65, but I think Mr Brunstrom is sadly mistaken if he thinks his idea is anywhere near the right answer.
PP
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Has any one tried taking the Hazard Perception test, now part of the theory Driving Test? If not try it, you'll fail. The only way you can test adriver is sitting beside them while they drive.
May be if Blunderbus gets his way we will all sit infront of pc screens and learn to drive without even setting foot in a car.
its a pity swearing has been banned on this site, I fell so angry, i'm only in my 40's but know many very capable drivers aged 70 - 90 all of which would be flustered by being stopped and asked to operate a computer, what a load of, why don't they go and catch criminals, respond to calls from people who are being burgled, crack down on street crime, maybe its just the motorist is a soft target.... well i'm sick of it... and the whole police force is losing its respect from the general public, leave the motorist alone!
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and the whole police force is losing its respect from the general public, leave the motorist alone!
flatfour: I think you're right about the loss of respect. Sometimes it seems hardly a day goes by without another police snafu in something important. Typical story in the local giveaway this week about harrassed (sp?) pensioner who 'phones police who arrive THREE DAYS later. Lots of spinspeak from force about 'prioritising' calls. Rubbish. But there are loads of good coppers out there who are doing their jobs to the best of their abilities (esp, in traffic!). Blame not the whole force but the principal and senior officers who are more concerned with their own advancement via 'gender awareness' and 'welcoming diversity' issues, government targets in recruiting under-represented minorities etc than in upholding the law. If you break the law, whether it's speeding or robbery, perhaps you shouldn't complain if you get caught. Whether a law is a good law or not is not an appropriate topic for this forum. It's easier to catch the motorist who, of course, carries his ID on his number plates and is easily identified. If you've got targets, the softer the better.
N.B. The use of the masculine pronoun 'his' in this post should not be construed as being gender specific.
8 ball (not a member of the plod)
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Being on the road 24/7 I have great admiration for the motorway police, and you'r right it's not the individual bobbies fault, we had a rta outside my house the other week and two coppers came in to take statements, they were a couple of nice blokes, had a cup of tea, and said how hard it was to do their job because police policy was causing the public to distrust and basically hate them, so sorry boys in blue, I will feel for you as you peel the next rta off the road, but when you get promotion to Chief Constable take an overall view and stop picking on, persecuting, and being prejudice against motorists.
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I don't know much about this CC at all, but I bet you a cheese sandwich* he's yet another example of the fast-track promotion brigade, obsessed with technology for its own sake.
*Clockwise
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