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I agree with your argument here, most crashes are definitely caused by younger drivers. I know in Australia it's almost prohibitively expensive for under 25s (especially men) to take out insurance - the statistics suggest rightly so.
A bit of context for my comment - the driver in my collision did have on glasses and appeared to have trouble opening her left eye fully, hence why I agreed it's a fair argument that she should consider whether or not she should still be on the road. Obviously not an easy decision to make, but clearly a conversation worth having if accidents start occurring.
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if accidents start occurring.
It's not an "accident" if someone with failing vision gets behind the wheel of a car. It's wilful negligence and should be viewed (pardon the pun) and treated the same as drink driving.
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A bit of context for my comment - the driver in my collision did have on glasses and appeared to have trouble opening her left eye fully, hence why I agreed it's a fair argument that she should consider whether or not she should still be on the road.
Yes, that might be an eyesight issue--or it might not. However, if it's the former they certainly have to do something about it. I was mainly objecting to the 'they shouldn't drive because of age' comment. Old age can of course be a significant cause of poor eyesight, but what would disqualify from driving would be eyesight that can't be corrected, not old age. It's similar to 'all over-70s are classed as vulnerable in the pandemic', to which some over-70s objected in strong terms. Discrimination, whether by sex, age, skin colour, or whatever, rests on superficial, irrelevant criteria.
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Oliver Schick
Well, if that's so, that's a decision for them to make. Pressure to stop driving often comes from within the family. It's likely that driving is their form of mobility, so shouldn't be taken away so lightly.
I don't think it's a fair argument based on just one crash. Thousands of much younger drivers say the same thing all the time. It's in all probability not down to age, but driver inattention is quite simply one of the most frequent causes of crashes. The main issue with older people can be their eyesight. It's an ageist myth that older drivers are particularly dangerous--most crashes are caused by younger drivers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37292951