Originally Posted by
sestrel
I do a lot of driving around from client to client, and generally 'the doddery' are always in evidence; slowly crawling out of junctions in front of a bus, or creeping along at 20 with a great crowd of vehicles behind them. Its a big retirement area here, so its a daily hazard.
However, I did a quick search of stories in the local paper, and the list of driving deaths, accidents and offences is staggering, across the whole demographic.
After being hit by a road sweeper, with my 9 year old in the back, about 3 years ago. I really do look closely at who's near me, especially if I'm carrying passengers, as I'm always concerned about whether some moron might do it again. I'm far from being a super skilled driver, but you see some terrible scary driving about. Its easy to put yourself in danger, especially if you've had a long shift and a tired, etc.
I did report an old dear a few years ago, who was literally all over the road, weaving about. The bobby said it may have been because she might have been on medication etc.
That's is another factor with older folk. I know youngsters of course do drive under the influence of drinks and illegal drugs, but as you get on, a lot, and I mean a lot, of people take a raft of medication,( I know this for a fact as its part of my patient assessment criteria) not all of which is free of side effects,and have a big list of negative effects on vision, balance, thought processes etc.