[moltuae]

Ouch!!

I know just how you must feel Mike. An elderly neighbour has reversed into my car a couple of times while manoeuvring out of his garage. I had my bumper repaired at my own cost the last time, but made sure he was aware what he'd done (he initially denied it until I pointed out the large dent in his car, covered in my car's black paint, and the red paint transfer on my car from his). Now his wife stands behind my car every time he reverses out of his garage, shouting loudly at him and banging on his car every time he almost runs her over! (which happens frequently). He really shouldn't be driving. His driving ability is worse than that of a drunk to be honest; there's a real risk that he's going to kill someone.


However, I don't think the problem is age per se. Some older/elderly folk are very good drivers and, conversely, some younger people are very poor drivers, so I don't think it would be fair to insist on frequent retesting for everyone over a certain age.

I do think things like age, inexperience and accident history should be trigger factors though. Perhaps the solution would be to devise a test for such higher-risk groups that provides a driver competence and response-time rating, rather than a simple pass/fail. Those that score highly should not be required to be retested as often as those who obtain a very low score.