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Old 14-04-2008, 20:06   #1
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Man, 93 gives up driving
BBC NEWS | Wales | OAP's £60k Porsche crash escape

after causing £60,000 of damage to 2 Porsche's!!!

After 76 years of driving - no parking tickets, no points - he has an accident and gives up driving.
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Old 14-04-2008, 20:22   #2
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he should have give up years ago, then this would not have happened in the first place!
how anyone at that age can drive is beyond me!
yes he may have been good once but as ya get older ya reflexs arnt as fast
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Old 14-04-2008, 20:25   #3
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ok i dont agree with him giving up driving but what i do think should happen is that when you are of a certain age you should have to re-sit your test to see if you are still capable of driving
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Old 14-04-2008, 20:27   #4
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ok i dont agree with him giving up driving but what i do think should happen is that when you are of a certain age you should have to re-sit your test to see if you are still capable of driving
Think you do have to re-sit your test, not sure what age at though
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Old 14-04-2008, 20:30   #5
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Think you do have to re-sit your test, not sure what age at though


ahhhhhhh ok, i didnt know that
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Old 14-04-2008, 20:34   #6
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ahhhhhhh ok, i didnt know that
Think it is at seventy but sure someone else will know for sure
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lol i thought it said gives up drinking lol good job i dont drive eh ?
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Think it is at seventy but sure someone else will know for sure
I think that once you are over 70 you have to undergo a medical every 3 years to assess your ability to remain a driver.
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Apparently it's got to be renewed every 3 years, from the age of 70
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At least no-one was hurt in the accident. It could have been worse if it had happened on the road.
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You only have to retake you test if ordered by the court. This guy may not have had an accident before but how many has he caused, my Father was still driving at 83 but he shouldn't have been, he was a danger to himself and other road users
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Re: Man, 93 gives up driving
think 93s a bit OTT personally, reckon i will know when its time to quit, after i get me telegram from the queen.
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