2007-08-28 09:53:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
Driving for toffee was outlawed in 1974. Murray mints are now the only legal form of confectionary payment for the elderly.
2007-08-28 10:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by R Stoofaloh 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you call old. If you're talking about 75 and over, then perhaps reactions are slower, but under that, they will have been taught better, be more courteous on the road, use signals, go round roundabouts in the right lane, keep to the left of the road instead of sitting on the centre line on an A or B road, and on motorways, don't sit in the middle lane continually. If you look at statistics, older drivers are safer and more accidents and deaths on the road are caused by under 25s. FACT. For our info, I have been driving for 45 years, clean driving licence, 8 years No Claims Bonus, travel M25 and M4 regularly driving around 3,000 miles per month!
2007-08-28 10:05:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
However, with decrease range of motion, dementia, medication, diminished eyesight, and a host of many other problems, the ederly become statistically more dangerous behind the wheel.
But one cannot generalize that as there are plenty of elderly who can drive better than inexperienced teens, and not all the elderly simply wither away.
2007-08-28 10:06:42 · answer #3 · answered by thedavecorp 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hate to say it (partly because there might not be that many old people on this forum to defend themselves) but it's true: it's as if in many cases that they literally just got into the car for the second or third time. Or they're really only aware of their own space, with no inclination to sync with the rhythm of the road. Also, old people tend to be quite rude anyway, in or out of a car, so this adds to their generally autocratic eccentricity with regard to automation!
2007-08-28 10:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by ret w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Instead of asking the question to us, ask the insurance companies. They load the insurance for young drivers as the young think they know everything about driving, and their accident rate is much higher than the elderley. Boy/Girl racers who think they know it all Vs. the old dear who only fetches the "shopping", I know who I would insure - Don't you??
2007-08-28 11:41:24 · answer #5 · answered by Adrian G 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Old people are survivors. Bad drivers die young. It might bore the hell out of you, but if you want to live to a ripe old age, drive the way we do. Or were you talking about golf?
2007-08-28 10:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, old people will do anything for toffee, they love it.
2007-08-28 09:58:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The majority of accidents are caused by young people.
2007-08-31 20:05:45 · answer #8 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
deppends. you get good and bad with all drivers. my dad is young(ish) and he has always been a terrible driver. it's just that eyesight and hearing etc. goes as you get older and driving suffers
2007-08-28 10:02:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
same as everyone else some can,some can't.my aunt's nearly 80 and drives brilliantly
2007-08-28 20:43:13 · answer #10 · answered by jennie c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋