They do this in Japan
New driver
Elderly driver
Posted on 07/20/2007 5:52:43 AM PDT by Lou L
I’ll buy that. I know I read the Brits want them off the road.
This is what I say about DUI stats; every year, more sober drivers kill or get killed than drunk ones, but it is reasonably safe to say that it is the bad drivers who wreck or cause wrecks in the first place, so the real problem lies in not finding the bad driver before he finds you and then, once recognized, not taking all the actions possible not to let that silly SOB drink a drop.
A few years ago an alcoholic friend of mine was in a 2 car accident. He was drinking and never denied it but the accident report showed that the other driver had crossed the center line causing the accident. Funny thing was that the paper reported that alcohol was a factor in the crash. Since my friend was arrested the story promotes the assumption that he caused the crash.
Taking away the driving privileges of the increasingly senile is a politically loaded move. Mandating large, visible stickers on all sides of their vehicle so the rest of us know who to watch out for would not hinder their mobility and is long overdue.
“””visible stickers on all sides of their vehicle “””
good suggestion - there are 26 letters in the alphabet that could be put to good use. Just a few below!
i.e. L=learner’s permit
Y=youth age 16-30
S=senior (senile)
A=alcohol abuser
P=perfect driving record
R=road rage challenged
N=no license no insurance
D= daylight only
I can think of some other demographic groups for whom these stickers would prove more useful.
I agree.
16-25 would be my first group of choice.
In my neighborhood there is a group of losers who terrorize the neighborhood (driving as live video game). They continually wrap their cars around inanimate objects and replace them immediately. How they get insurance I'll never know.
LOL. That was exactly my first thought.
They do this in Japan
New driver
Elderly driver
They’re going after the oldsters, who aren’t that much of a problem, because it’s politically incorrect to go after the real problem, young punks who are disproportionately “immigrants.”
“I drive with what I call a “comfortable” spacing between myself and the vehicle ahead, which to an impatient young driver hanging on my back bumper, looks like an opportunity to gain a 0.4 second advantage in traffic, by bursting out and going around me (often as not, on the right). I am right behind the person at the next traffic signal, a fact that has to further infuriate young hotspurs, and forces him (or occasionally, her) to accelerate away madly, only to have me directly behind them yet again at the next traffic signal.”
I know what you’re talking about - but as a younger driver, I have to say I notice this behavior spread among all ages almost equally up to the 60+ crowd. The 45-55 yr old “professionals” on the highway are every bit as bad as the 20 year olds with reckless lane changes, speeding, tailgating, etc.
It’s the 60+ crowd that I generally *don’t* see exhibiting this behavior. Their faults are typically driving significantly slower than the general traffic flow (I’m not saying they should do 80 in a 55, but generally doing something close to the speed limit would be nice), along with lane changes and turns without properly checking blind spots, etc.
That’s the fault the older members of my family have made - simply turning in front of someone without realizing they’re there, etc.... unfortunately, you can only hide the keys so many times. But those accidents tend to be *low* speed, around 10 mph speed differentials, tops...
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