name='Dav0s' said:tbh the UK have sort of shot themselves in the foot with the driving test. it would be impossible to make elderly drivers retake a driving test when they reach XX years of age, because all the the habits they have picked up over the 50 years of driving, would mean they fail their test!
since thr is such a large different between being able to drive and being able to pass a test, i bet you that 90% of elderly drivers would fail.
i mean, i bet most of them cross their hands on a steering wheel, and when they learnt to drive, block changing down gears was the norm. These days you would get a minor fault every time you did that, and 4 of those = fail.
There are loads more aswell, i mean do you think they all check their blindspots every time they move away, or check the rear-view mirror when they slow down? no, they wont because they havent been taught that way.
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I admit i dont check my blindspots all the time. I hate boy racers more than old people. Driving around like idiots thinking they look good with a coffee table stuck to the back of thier car. Because of them, my insurance on a citreon AX 1L debut (H reg) was £1400. How stupid is that.