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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Ok, yesterday in our local supermarket car park i watched an elderley gentlemen take the best part of 5 minutes to extract himself and walking stick from his car(his wife had to help him).
I in no way condone drink driving but surely the reaction times of someone who is half a glass of wine over the limit are still quicker than some one who needs help and 5 mins to get in and out of his car before driving.
or is it just me that thinks that!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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when you get to 70 you need to get your doctor to say you are still fit to drive. some doctor just rubber stamp the forum. It is the people who like this old man that danger should be banned from the road 5 minutes really?
Did you know that truck driver have limits on the hours they can drive in a day and week. But there are no limits for car drivers. In my last job I did a lot of driving 8 hour drive a at least one a month. and about 1000 miles a week most weeks. mad.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don't see the correlation between mobility and reaction times. His brain maybe sharper than people half his age etc.  "
Me neither. By the OP's logic disabled people should all be banned from driving.
And OP your argument is condoning drink driving.
That said, there is an issue that too many in this country view driving as a right not a privilege. But that in no way is just the old. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"They shoud make people do retests every 15 years. Loads of people shouldn't be on the roads. "
 unfortunately its up to the driver to decide whether they shouldn't drive any more and I have seen similar to the OP, in fact the guy couldn't even get to the newsagent that was 10ft from his car  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don't see the correlation between mobility and reaction times. His brain maybe sharper than people half his age etc. "
there is a direct link
do you think the old man wanted to spend 5 minutes getting out of the car.
brain says yes,body wont do what he wants |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Where’s the rationality of comparing age related mobility issues against the illegal activity of driving whilst over the maximum allowed alcohol levels....
I just don't get the point of that at all...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"They shoud make people do retests every 15 years. Loads of people shouldn't be on the roads. "
Peoplr's health deteriorates a lot quicker than that though. Compulsory annual eye tests and medical would be a start. Bans not points for using mobiles, minimum 2 year bans for 12 points and drink driving. A second ban being an automatic life ban. Any of those would make the roads safer. |
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By *G LanaTV/TS
over a year ago
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Trouble is you can add all the laws you want but unless you have someone to enforce them there pontless.
Having been involved I a clear cut dangerous driving case, where several witness statements were taken at the scene and physical evidence was present only to have the CPS decide to drop the case, makes me think most of these traffic laws are now pointless. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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To condone drink driving is to approve of it and I don't think it is right telling the op he is when he makes the effort to state ' I do not '.
How I understood it, he is saying: if you are by law not allowed to drink drive, then why is it by law you are allowed to drive, IF you have slower reactions than a drink driver. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"To condone drink driving is to approve of it and I don't think it is right telling the op he is when he makes the effort to state ' I do not '.
How I understood it, he is saying: if you are by law not allowed to drink drive, then why is it by law you are allowed to drive, IF you have slower reactions than a drink driver. "
That is exactly the point i am making. I have no problem with people with disabilities/mobility issues. It was merely an observation. I have absolutely no time for drink driving and anyone who does it should hang their head in shame. |
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"They shoud make people do retests every 15 years. Loads of people shouldn't be on the roads.
Peoplr's health deteriorates a lot quicker than that though. Compulsory annual eye tests and medical would be a start. Bans not points for using mobiles, minimum 2 year bans for 12 points and drink driving. A second ban being an automatic life ban. Any of those would make the roads safer."
I agree that the punishments for driving offenses should be harsher - they are ridiculously lenient. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Seen this all before, I was in my way to work one morning and wanted to call in the shoppe for my paper however, this lady had parked in such away she took up most of the lay by outside the shop so know one else could park, when I asked her why she felt the need to take up all that space, she pointed out she was disabled and needed to be as close to the shop as she could only walk short distance, the next day I got parked no prob she was not there however when I drive on to the Ind est where I work I noticed her car parked up and low and behold there she was some 500 mtrs from the car walking her dog not a stick insight and never been seen at the paper shop since, the little tinker |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Seen this all before, I was in my way to work one morning and wanted to call in the shoppe for my paper however, this lady had parked in such away she took up most of the lay by outside the shop so know one else could park, when I asked her why she felt the need to take up all that space, she pointed out she was disabled and needed to be as close to the shop as she could only walk short distance, the next day I got parked no prob she was not there however when I drive on to the Ind est where I work I noticed her car parked up and low and behold there she was some 500 mtrs from the car walking her dog not a stick insight and never been seen at the paper shop since, the little tinker"
She wasn't going to turn around and tell you it was because she was a crap driver though, was she   |
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By (user no longer on site)
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DONT ! give the government ! more ideas to get our hard earned WONGA off us ! WAIT until next year when all lorry drivers have to have a CPC licence , and have to spend time in the classroom , and am sure it just wont end with the TRUCK DRIVERS !! |
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I ride a motorbike and yes some elderly People r a little slow when driving and r a little bit of a nite mare on the roads but resect the fact they need to get around but should b tested often to see if they r safe enough to b on the road but not to b charged for this |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"DONT ! give the government ! more ideas to get our hard earned WONGA off us ! WAIT until next year when all lorry drivers have to have a CPC licence , and have to spend time in the classroom , and am sure it just wont end with the TRUCK DRIVERS !!"
And thats a bad thing why? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"DONT ! give the government ! more ideas to get our hard earned WONGA off us ! WAIT until next year when all lorry drivers have to have a CPC licence , and have to spend time in the classroom , and am sure it just wont end with the TRUCK DRIVERS !!"
The bus drivers are this year |
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