I dont disagree with competency tests for us oldies to drive. Lets face it, the years add up and the reactions and judgements wane a little.
I find myself second guessing a few things when driving.
My late Mum lived in Cronulla and really should not have been driving. But.her doctor gave her a medical which said she was.
The real story is that a lot of doctors wont fail the oldies as word gets around and they would lose a stack of patients. Aka $$$
If you look at age discrimination you will find it everywhere. A lot of our lives are based around age. From the cradle to the grave. Where does it end? I think once we become adults. After that we should be able to make our own decisions. If we get a few incompetents, then it is no worse than all the younger incompetents doing whatever they do. Police on the offence not on the age. Dreadful things will happen no matter who you restrict.
Apparently there will a sticker to place on your car (like a 'p' plater), telling every one you are a senior(whatever that is!) age is just a number, we are all different in our abilities but this sticker is going to make us all targets, I drive always at the posted limit but feel like I,m holding up the frothing throng behind me, I have never seen so many drivers over the speed limit in my life, you would think older drivers would have enough experience to be safe on the road, I won,t ride my 750 Honda bike any more mainly for physical reasons(bloody thing is too heavy), I think most older people have enough sense to limit their driving or give it up
John.
Your lucky, according to my car's computer my average city speed is 28kph (reset every tank full of petrol), & that's due to the density of traffic on our century old roads that were designed in a era when most people didn't drive. & the government wants to increase the density of housing. & a couple of bus runs were axed in July.
Sorry, just venting my spleen!
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I hope (if it happens) you will all sign up for a class action based on age discrimination.
However, I had a look at the only web site I could find and it didn't appear to be a legit site. I somehow don't see laws being made on the premise that it will make it easier for Emergency Services to identify an elderly person. Look at the wrinkles!!!! 62+ ? I am getting a bit sick of the push that over 65 have different health requirements from 64 yr olds. There can be no line driven on health age.
Can anyone find a site that can be believed for sure?
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"I drive always at the posted limit but feel like I'm holding up the frothing throng behind me, I have never seen so many drivers over the speed limit in my life"
One of my pet hates. The driver that is on your butt at the speed limit then overtakes at any opportunity unsafe for them, me and the oncoming traffic.
I had a medical appointment 100 Km away on Monday.
Noticed going through a few rural towns with long main streets that a car or truck can be almost out of sight most of the way on the open road, but when one goes through the town at the EXACT speed limit by the time you are out the other side they are tailgating you.
This tells me, at some stage at the 50 KM limit and the odd school 40 limit, they have to be speeding.
I passed two of those speed trap units beside the road on innocuous sections.
I reckon they are wrongly deployed, they should be on roadworks where a speeding vehicle coming the other way machine guns my nice new bonnet, and in some town locations instead of downhill runs on "safer" roads.
As a senior driver with 50 years of experience, I last got booked in 1975 $10 for crossing double yellow lines.
Exactly what new tests and where? Driving licence tests are state based.
I must admit Meredith, I am with you. I did a search, and could not find anything about new testing for seniors. I admit it was not an AI based search, but there again, I trust AI as much as I trust Trump to give an honest, unbiased and accurate answer!
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Exactly what new tests and where? Driving licence tests are state based.
I must admit Meredith, I am with you. I did a search, and could not find anything about new testing for seniors. I admit it was not an AI based search, but there again, I trust AI as much as I trust Trump to give an honest, unbiased and accurate answer!
Uuuummmmmm you forgot someone else here. We have our own Prime Minister who is as good as Trump with all his crap be blurts out
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Uuuummmmmm you forgot someone else here. We have our own Prime Minister who is as good as Trump with all his crap be blurts out
And what exactly does that have to do with driving tests? The Prime Minister and federal government have nothing to do with tests that are set by each State.
