Elderly driver creates spectacle at Seaford opticians (From The Argus)

Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

thre we go, another accident with an older driver and an automatic car.

"A dizzy turn and hit the accelerator instead of the brake"?
If you have dizzy turns you are not supposed to be driving, whatever your age.
I hope someone stops him from driving completely as he obviously isn't up to it anymore.
It's not pleasant to take away someone's freedom to drive, but it would be far worse if he killed or maimed someone in the future.

Should ave gon to Specsavers

Great headline.

Well he didn't see that one coming did he!

If had only just started his car, why would he have needed to brake?

Lodofvale beat me to it. The first thing that came to my mind was "Should ave gone to Specsavers" though I personally wouldn't recommend them.

jonathon wrote:
Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

should have gone to specsavers

jonathon wrote:
Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

It's only a minority who cause problems but there should be more regular retests after 70 which include health checks.

I hope the man is okay and decides that now's the time to give up driving.

jonathon wrote:
Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

each year there are many fatal & near fatal accidents caused by elderly drivers who long since should have given, how ever there are also very many fatal and near fatal accidents caused by youngsters who shouldnt have taken up driving.
there are many drivers over the age of 70 who are good if not very good drivers, so whilst jonathon possibly has a valid point in this case, it can not in any way be generalised, I have known and do know many elderly drivers who are safe creditable drivers my own mother is 77 and drives daily, I was surprised to find out a year or so ago that a well known local earl aged 82 had just driven up to liverpool and back in his equally elderly fiesta
dont knock the elderly to much a lot of them are marvelous drivers

jonathon wrote:
Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

Stirling Moss is over 70 and a very good and safe driver.

I drove to the opticians the other day. Guess who I bumped into.

Bloomin' everyone.

Conor wrote:
If had only just started his car, why would he have needed to brake?

Eeerrrrr, because it's an automatic?

SW ride-just (nowhere near if you ask me)

jonathon wrote:
Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

Good thing that the people who KNOW disagree with your tablod drivel.
Insurance Companies (as well as the cops , as well as insurance companies, as well as the dead kids parents) would rather those under 30 banned going by the statistics

John Steed wrote:

jonathon wrote:
Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

each year there are many fatal & near fatal accidents caused by elderly drivers who long since should have given, how ever there are also very many fatal and near fatal accidents caused by youngsters who shouldnt have taken up driving.
there are many drivers over the age of 70 who are good if not very good drivers, so whilst jonathon possibly has a valid point in this case, it can not in any way be generalised, I have known and do know many elderly drivers who are safe creditable drivers my own mother is 77 and drives daily, I was surprised to find out a year or so ago that a well known local earl aged 82 had just driven up to liverpool and back in his equally elderly fiesta
dont knock the elderly to much a lot of them are marvelous drivers

He's got an 82 year old Fiesta?

John Steed wrote:

jonathon wrote:
Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

each year there are many fatal & near fatal accidents caused by elderly drivers who long since should have given, how ever there are also very many fatal and near fatal accidents caused by youngsters who shouldnt have taken up driving.
there are many drivers over the age of 70 who are good if not very good drivers, so whilst jonathon possibly has a valid point in this case, it can not in any way be generalised, I have known and do know many elderly drivers who are safe creditable drivers my own mother is 77 and drives daily, I was surprised to find out a year or so ago that a well known local earl aged 82 had just driven up to liverpool and back in his equally elderly fiesta
dont knock the elderly to much a lot of them are marvelous drivers

He's got an 82 year old Fiesta?

Tye wrote:

jonathon wrote: Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

Good thing that the people who KNOW disagree with your tablod drivel. Insurance Companies (as well as the cops , as well as insurance companies, as well as the dead kids parents) would rather those under 30 banned going by the statistics

You saved my typing fingers-well said

jonathon wrote:
Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

Poor old jonathon - another story now about a 96 year old crashing but no comments enabled. You'll just have to seethe away silently all on your own for that one.

the driver was aiming to crash into st wilfreds hospice shop, but somehow mis judged it, meanwhile inside the shop someone managed to successfully read the number plate....

stickman wrote:

jonathon wrote: Silly old fool. Nobody over the age of 70 years should be allowed to drive a car. He could have killed someone. The trouble is these people are a danger on the road and they think they are marvellous drivers. He should be made to pay for the damage caused and fined for dangerous driving. A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SILLY OLD FOOLS STUPIDITY. Get them off the road.

Poor old jonathon - another story now about a 96 year old crashing but no comments enabled. You'll just have to seethe away silently all on your own for that one.

I can't seethe alone, sorry.
What is a 96 yo doing out on a mobility scooter he cannot control.Its about time the was a law passed about the scooters. The drivers do not have to take a test, have insurance or be fit to driver them. I expect this old man lived in Hove and got lost on his way to George Street where these scooter drivers all meet waiting for me to come along and then drive in front of me and a speed that is totally illegal. I would not be surprised if the old guy had not parked his car some where and was using the scooter to upset everyone or just me.

The poor man only made a small mistake by choosing the wrong peddle to press. Mistakes do happen.