Re: Follow up to accident earlier this month.

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David Martin wrote:
> Simon Mason wrote:
>
>> I'd go through the insurance and if it gets her off the road then that
>> will only make the roads safer for everybody else. There are buses in
>> Doncaster, so she should get a season OAP pass and dump her car for
>> good. Or she could get a PC and get stuff delivered to her door.
>
>
> My Gran voluntarily returned her license when she felt unable to drive.
> Whilst her eyesight was technically fine, here visual awareness was
> sufficiently to pot that she managed to put her BMW in a ditch twice the
> first time she drove it after a long layoff. The money you get for the
> car buys an awful lot of taxi fares and nice drivers who will carry your
> shopping to the door.
>
> You are doing the right thing. I'd insist in any accident where
> inability to drive safely may be a factor that 1) plod attend and 2) the
> person is sight tested.
>
> This problem is only going to get worse as the population ages.
>
> ..d
>


Report her to everyone and then report the incident to the DVLC, at
which time you can mention all the hear say evidence, who will pull her
licence for her or at least compel her to have a medical fitness to
drive test.
Sniper8052

PS I know they have a new name now I just can never get my head around
it when I want it. There must be some psychologist on the group who
knows what the term for that is other than lousy memory :)
Sniper