The second pedestrian struck by the 91 year old woman, a 60 year old man has died in hospital. For me its beyond belief that anyone at that age should be still driving a car. Madness!

Bonger 1405, the Nimbin Xanadu Magnate.

You’re an ageist ; a nasty trait.

I’ve a mate over ninety who hasn’t to my knowledge, killed anybody yet: A man who drives himself long distances between his second home on the Gold Coast and a regional town four hours away.

He drives regularly and without incident locally and in the snarled traffic jambs of the Gold Coast, but was failed three times by the local regional RTA driving inspector.
This sordid event culminated in the man attending a full driving test in another regional town some distance away, which he passed with flying colours.

It’s become obvious, officialdom has a less than hidden agenda to take away the mobility of people over eighty five, by failing them on the flimsiest of evidence at their mandatory driving test.

What do you think of that injustice?

Here in WA people must take an annual medical review of their fitness to drive once they turn 80. That seems a reasonable compromise, though 80 may be a bit old. People with certain medical conditions may also be required to take a driving test or obtain a medical certificate.

Nuremberg Dan,

I'm sure you are quite safe driving around in your Panzer, I don't known about the rest of us. As for your old mate passing a driving test, you either pass or fail, there are no flying colours. People have gone as many as 15 times before passing the test. Your old mate failed because during the particular testing times he was incompetent, three strikes and out, no sneaking off to Hicksville and fudging the test, did any dosh change hands?

BTW, how about arguing the stats I gave you.

"I’ve a mate over ninety who hasn’t to my knowledge, killed anybody yet" Same mate ah, the operative word is 'YET" a ticking time bomb, given his repeated failures at driving competency. The good news is the majority of nonagenarian drivers don't kill anyone, they tend to fall off the perch first, before they get the chance!

Just as old decrepit unroadworthy cars are banned from the roads, so to should drivers of the same ilk be given a "yellow canary" on their foreheads as being unroadworthy

The Nimbin bongo vanner 1405.

Why do you grind your axe on the mill of old folk deserving of sympathy and understanding?

Begone with your hypocrisy. There is a war by the State against the aged of which you side,
But not a murmur from the chorus of hypocrites against the far more intimidating and treacherous youth of our once great Nation, straddled across the new and very unsafe menace on our roads of electric bikes and scooters.

A reckless band of unforgiving terrorists armed with these lethal electrical contraptions, free to roam highways, byways and footpaths at breakneck speeds with reckless abandon, and free of any controls by the same authority hell bent on persecuting the honourable law abiding elderly, humbly motoring around the same highways and byways compliantly obeying the road and safety rules and paying happily, taxes and charges applicable for the privilege of personal mobility, at great saving to the taxpayer who otherwise are saddled with the responsibility and expense.

And your statistics: at them I also scoff. It’s a poor argument that begs for statistics to prop up its failing case against fairness and equality that matters; the plight of old folk who having served their country with reliability and hardwork, are robbed of a vehicle in their fading years.
You expose yourself as a lesser person by joining the throng of cowards picking-off and persecuting aged drivers on our roads; shame on you.

Nuremberg Dan,

Old fogey's driving ungoverned, out of control electric scooters, tearing down the footpath at break your neck speed, crashing through the front doors of the bingo hall, heaven forbid! We already suffer the terror of the old fart behind the wheel of those cut down golf buggies in shopping centers, aka OFC's Ban Old Fart Carts!