This is one incident out of how many older drivers? It's a bit like seeing a blonde-headed person dropping litter on the ground and concluding that blondes are litterbugs. Yes a small percentage are, but the majority are not....
It is not AI generated, its a pic.
I removed a child from the pic on the bottom left and another vehicle which was not involved in the incident on the bottom right.
A lot said about "older" drivers, and yes, much of it is warranted.
Though I see far more danger in recent "P" drivers, they are maniacs.
On the way to golf on Saturday morning, through roo hills I was tailgaited by a P driver in a early model Commodore.
I knew there was a straight coming after the roo infested hills we were in and sure enough, the idiot couldn't wait to zoom around me.
I was going at a reasonable pace but had a swivel neck watching the trees and bushes on both sides like a hawk.
Couldn't help thinking that I would get great pleasure of seeing him a few K's up the road with a big roo hanging out of his radiator
I just don't get it when people speed and drive recklessly through known native animal habitats?
A woman was killed on that road not so long ago when she hit a roo.
I suppose it is simply natural selection, just like it is with young wallaby's and roos?
Younger drivers (teens/young adults):
Inexperience (especially in the first months/years of driving)
Risky behaviors: Speeding, distracted driving (e.g., phones), alcohol/drug use, aggressive driving
Driving at night or in poor conditions
Peer pressure (e.g., teen passengers increase risk)
Overconfidence or poor hazard recognition
These lead to more impulsive, high-speed, or reckless crashes.
Older drivers:
Age-related declines: Slower reaction times, reduced vision/hearing, cognitive changes, physical limitations
Medical conditions (e.g., dementia, arthritis)
Failure to notice hazards (e.g., inadequate surveillance, misjudging gaps/speeds)
Less risk-taking they tend to drive conservatively but struggle with complex situations
Alcohol is rarely a factor for older drivers, unlike younger ones.
Older drivers have lower overall crash involvement (they drive fewer miles and tend to avoid high-risk situations), but their fatal crash rates per mile driven rise sharply starting around age 7074 and peak at 85+. This is largely because older people are more fragile and susceptible to injury/death in a crash, not necessarily because they crash more often.
You wont pick up skill loss in younger drivers but you would in older drivers. They cant fake it.
There are 16 members here who have a birthday this month.
The average age of those members is 73.3 years.
Fair statements.
I was cognitive of the fact we don't drive as well as we used to and skills are only going to decrease with age.
Though I do think we are more aware of our responsibilities and short-comings than many (not all) younger drivers?
The other "trick" I have learned with "P" drivers is when they are approaching me on the highway.
As soon as I see the "P", I find instead of concentrating on my "line".
I take a quick glance to see if their eyes are down.
Often I spot a "P" driver looking down at their lap (phone) and not at the road or me!!!!
