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Local news...your opinions please
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LancsLass | Report | 29 Jun 2008 12:28 |
An 80 year old man drove into a shop window by accident by putting his car into drive instead of reverse. |
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Dianne | Report | 29 Jun 2008 12:32 |
All I can say is that my dad is 76 and he's a flipping boy racer!! It can be terrifying being his passenger sometimes. |
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Sally Moonchild | Report | 29 Jun 2008 12:33 |
At present, I think it depends on the driver Lancs Lass........but as more and more cars are on the road, I think it will be made harder for older people to be allowed to stay on the roads.......I think laws will be made to have drivers over a certain age take some sort of test..... |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 29 Jun 2008 12:36 |
Hello.....for him still to be driving he must of had to have a test thingy....tobe honest an accident is an accident...he could of been a giddy boy of 18 or stress out Dad at 35.... |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 29 Jun 2008 12:39 |
Automatic cars are notorious for this!! |
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AnninGlos | Report | 29 Jun 2008 12:45 |
I don't think you can make a blanket decision on that. I have seen good and bad drivers over 80 and atrocious drivers under 30. There have been a couple of similar accidents in this area and it seems to be with automatic cars. with a manual you have to think, put your foot on the clutch before putting the car into gear. An automatic you just push the lever one way or another and put your foot on the accelerator. easy for anyone (not necessarily the elderly,) to get confused or distracted. |
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LancsLass | Report | 29 Jun 2008 12:45 |
My immediate thought was 'accident, could have happened to anyone' but on reading the article. He was parked outside to pick someone up and some how put the car into drive and drove right into the shop front. The picture taken shows the car right inside the shop not just crashed into the window. |
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GRMarilyn | Report | 29 Jun 2008 13:17 |
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Sharron | Report | 29 Jun 2008 13:21 |
Working in the motor trade I have known of delivery vans driven into showrooms and five cars in a line being written off in workshops by automatics. |
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George_of_Westbury | Report | 29 Jun 2008 13:40 |
Never mind clearing the roads of over 8o drivers , clear all the ones under 40 off the road , will give me more space to keep doing my handbrake turns. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 29 Jun 2008 13:47 |
I have reason to believe that: |
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Merlin | Report | 29 Jun 2008 13:57 |
You would have thought the Shop owner would have at least had the decency to Open the Door For an elderly Gentleman,Such bad Manners nowadays. Very Inconsiderate.**M**.:o)>. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 29 Jun 2008 14:37 |
well I was 72 last week - never had to do anything different yet to renew my licence - by the way been driving since 1969 and never had a point on my licence or a fine - fingers crossed it stays that way - my eyesight is checked every two years because I want it checked for myself - I've had three small accidents, all minor, no one injured or anything like that |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 29 Jun 2008 21:29 |
I can see how the accident could be made with an automatic. I drive a semi-automatic and you have to press the brake to start it and put it in gear... also they're not all in a row like an automatic. Much safer in my opinion. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 29 Jun 2008 21:35 |
Just wanted to say Hi Liz (Summer scribe), good to see you how are you? |
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