Biker dies on first day of retirement

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J40ADF

13/10/2008 at 12:03

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7666943.stm

93 years old and still driving a car??????

My sympathies go out to the family of the biker.

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IIIrd

13/10/2008 at 12:11

it brings it home how fragile life really is and how quick it can be taken away

condolances to the family, friends etc

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TheGrasshopper

13/10/2008 at 14:56

93 years old and still driving ? im sorry but there should be a law of a certain age ..

its dangerious allowing someone so old to drive , the eyes are not as good , the hearing is not as good .. and the reaction...

IIIrd

13/10/2008 at 16:21

doesnt the driving licence end at 70, then you have to be retested?

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A-I-S

13/10/2008 at 16:47

bloody shame, no IIIRD, my old mans 75 , he hasnt taken a new test yet

condolences to family

Have you filled your GARAGE in yet?

wavydave

13/10/2008 at 17:12

driving licence does end at 70 but you just apply for another one.better get ready with yours a-i-s

13/10/2008 at 17:26

RIP Biker.

My grandad is 94 and was still driving until we forced him to give up sell his car last year.

He's old enough that he never took a test, nor got a licence at the start, so the 'when you get to 70' thing doesn't apply, cause DVLA have no record of people of that age.

Marko

13/10/2008 at 17:26

It's wrong to criticise without knowing the full facts, but there again this is VD so doesn't count!

My father in law is 82 years old, took his advanced driving test at 77 and still involved with the IAM weekly meeting etc.

Unless you knew him you would not know he was 82.

OK so 93 is a ripe old age, but we do not know the person involved has his full faculties or was half dead.

Even so, it shouldn't be about age, more to do with ability to drive, thats the thing that should be verified at any age and not just over 70's.

It's only the internet.

IIIrd

13/10/2008 at 18:03

it might not be a bad idea to have a test of driver competance at 70 then.

we don't know the full details as mentioned above.

death by dangerous driving implied wreckless driving as opposed to absent minded driving though

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Speedy.

13/10/2008 at 20:12

At 65 I will be using my bus ticket, and the bike on the occasional Sunday rides.

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13/10/2008 at 22:22

RIP - Such A Shame

gedge

13/10/2008 at 22:34

IIIrd wrote (see)

it might not be a bad idea to have a test of driver competance at 70 then.
we don't know the full details as mentioned above.
death by dangerous driving implied wreckless driving as opposed to absent minded driving though

In a fatal accident it implies nothing, it is simply the grounds under which a person is arrested ..ie Suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving...it doesn't automatically follow that this is what he will be charged with.. ( at 93 its very unlikely they will get him before a court anyway...although if they do I suppose any prison sentence will be life

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Speedy.

14/10/2008 at 05:29

Personally, I think the system is to blame for allowing a 93 year old to continue driving, I mean come on at 80 I think people are pushing the boat out, I know you don't need to be Mr Universe to drive but some kind of fitness and health is needed for everyone's safety.

gedge

14/10/2008 at 08:52

plurker2 wrote (see)

RIP Biker. My grandad is 94 and was still driving until we forced him to give up sell his car last year. He's old enough that he never took a test, nor got a licence at the start, so the 'when you get to 70' thing doesn't apply, cause DVLA have no record of people of that age.

The driving test was introduced in in 1934... so that is 74 yrs ago, many people that didnt have to take a test did so anyway as they didn't start driving until much older as very few could afford cars.. that means that anyone that avoided taking the test would be at least 91, so I dont think there are very many left.. even the old folk had to apply for a licence ( and subsequently upgrade it at least twice, to a green licence then an EU licence), so the DVLA knows full well who they are..

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14/10/2008 at 09:02

RIP Biker.

We persuaded my Dad to give up his car last year - he was 74. He just couldn't handle traffic volumes and speeds anymore. He was also getting worse at judging distances and my mum used to dread parking. She always got out to guide him in. I'd be amazed if someone of 93 had the mental agility and alertness to be able to competently control a vehicle. Mind you - some of the morons at 23 can't do it either.

J40ADF

14/10/2008 at 09:15

Obviously we don't know the full facts of the incident and should not be too quick to judge.
To spend the first day of your retirement out for a ride sounds a great way to start, what a awful shame it is for this guy to have lost his life.
It's all too often the case for differing reasons that we work all of our life looking forward to retirement and then pop our clogs for one reason or another shortly afterwards.

God I hope I am fit and healthy in my retirement.

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14/10/2008 at 09:19

J40ADF wrote (see)

Obviously we don't know the full facts of the incident and should not be too quick to judge.
To spend the first day of your retirement out for a ride sounds a great way to start, what a awful shame it is for this guy to have lost his life.
It's all too often the case for differing reasons that we work all of our life looking forward to retirement and then pop our clogs for one reason or another shortly afterwards.
God I hope I am fit and healthy in my retirement.

You've got no chance .... you're crocked now... what chance you'll improve ... and you've only got a couple of years to go ... HTH

J40ADF

14/10/2008 at 09:22

AC wrote (see)

J40ADF wrote (see)
Obviously we don't know the full facts of the incident and should not be too quick to judge.
To spend the first day of your retirement out for a ride sounds a great way to start, what a awful shame it is for this guy to have lost his life.
It's all too often the case for differing reasons that we work all of our life looking forward to retirement and then pop our clogs for one reason or another shortly afterwards.
God I hope I am fit and healthy in my retirement.

You've got no chance .... you're crocked now... what chance you'll improve ... and you've only got a couple of years to go ... HTH

I feel so much better now, thanks AC