2 die in M1 wrong way crash

[renault12ts]

He might have been paying better attention and realised his error so moved to the inside lane, or gone at a more appropriate speed for the middle lane so as not to be an inconvenience.

True....but some still equate holding the mobile phone as the problem...holding the conversation is the problem. Use of all mobile phones in car of what ever type should be banned.

 

[Deleted member 65149]

True....but some still equate holding the mobile phone as the problem...holding the conversation is the problem. Use of all mobile phones in car of what ever type should be banned.

I totally agree. But then I'm an old codger in my 70th year who's managed to drive for over 50 years without the desperate need to hold a phone conversation at the same time. All those years of driving have given me the ridiculous notion that concentrating on driving is more important. Silly old fool.

Before anyone asks, yes I would be more than prepared to take a retest and medical to prove that I'm still fit to drive. But I'd want the test to be meaningful and not just a copy of the frankly pathetic new driver test. I'd expect it to be to a higher standard to reflect the improved abilities I should have gained over the years. And I'd want the medical to be real and not an Admin Assistant ticking off a checklist after getting me to read a number plate across the road and checking my heart rate with a Boots meter strapped to my wrist.

 

[Deleted member 65149]

Please let's not blame older drivers for all the incidents of driving the wrong way on motorways.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/03/motorist-sentenced-driving-wrong-way-m25

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/74-drivers-face-prosecution-after-6475018

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/no...mckee-drove-wrong-way-down-motorway-1-7016046

http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/...iver-charged-due-in-dungannon-court-1-6982124

http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-arrested-after-driving-wrong-6370378

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-wrong-way-on-m2-is-denied-bail-31441591.html

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/...age-shows-lorry-driving-wrong-way-on-m6-toll/

Not an old codger among them. Drivers in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s.

 

[leef44]

I totally agree. But then I'm an old codger in my 70th year who's managed to drive for over 50 years without the desperate need to hold a phone conversation at the same time. All those years of driving have given me the ridiculous notion that concentrating on driving is more important. Silly old fool.

And credit to you. Not as old as you (still in my 40's) but I adopt a similar attitude to you. When driving, that's what I'm concentrating on.
Which is a good example that age is not the issue it is whether the driver is willing to adopt a responsible attitude.

On the other hand, someone who is so old that they are unable to concentrate or see the road ahead clearly is no different to someone who decides to drink and drive. That's just not acting responsibly.

There isn't a given age when you are too old to drive. We all age differently physically. But everyone is capable of making the decision whether it is responsible to drive.

 

[BTB 500]

But everyone is capable of making the decision whether it is responsible to drive.

Unfortunately not, in the case of dementia etc.

 

[219]

Please let's not blame older drivers for all the incidents of driving the wrong way on motorways.

Motorist sentenced to 14 months after driving wrong way around M25 | UK news | The Guardian

74 drivers face prosecution after going wrong way down M60 slip road to avoid waiting in queue - Mirror Online

Ex-boxing champion Jim McKee ?drove wrong way down motorway? - Belfast Newsletter

?Wrong way? motorway driver charged due in Dungannon court - Peterborough Telegraph

Woman arrested after driving wrong way on M5 motorway - Birmingham Post

Banned motorist accused of driving the wrong way on M2 is denied bail - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

WATCH: New footage shows lorry driving wrong way on M6 Toll « Express & Star

Not an old codger among them. Drivers in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s.

I haven't followed your links , but a few instances must be due to 'Johnny foreigner' used to driving on the other side of the road .

 

[grober]

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...b-2013.pdf#page=86&zoom=auto,-170,802#page=85

 

[Peter103]

Pontoneer. Was It Harry Clark who drove a DustCart ? He would have held an HGV license, Public Service Vehicle licences were originally mandatory for passenger carrying vehicle drivers, ie Buses and Coaches,although I think these days the PSV is known by another name, but that certainly was how things were.