Which one is the brake again?

[mik]

perhaps not just oldies but general population should have a competancy test and medical every 5 years to keep the licence, you don`t have to be old to have illness that can have an effect on driving, diabetic, bi polar, epilepcy, demensia,alziemers, mental illness, all these road rage incents how many of these turkeys have a screw loose?

[ltd]

Originally Posted by mik

perhaps not just oldies but general population should have a competancy test and medical every 5 years to keep the licence, you don`t have to be old to have illness that can have an effect on driving, diabetic, bi polar, epilepcy, demensia,alziemers, mental illness, all these road rage incents how many of these turkeys have a screw loose?

Agreed. In aviation for private pilots you need a medical every 2 years. Commercial and ATPL pilots every year with a cardiogram every two. As for the ailments I agree as well, especially when it comes to the amount of aggression of most drivers.
For example, I have a mate who's bipolar. Or at least we think he's bipolar....... All we know is you can't get that silly pulling one.

[geckoGT]

Originally Posted by mik

perhaps not just oldies but general population should have a competancy test and medical every 5 years to keep the licence, you don`t have to be old to have illness that can have an effect on driving, diabetic, bi polar, epilepcy, demensia,alziemers, mental illness, all these road rage incents how many of these turkeys have a screw loose?

I think that is a very good idea, needs a lot of work with the conditions mentioned but the idea is there.

[Fled74]

One of my first jobs in Australia was truck jockeying. There were 2 drivers I'd go with - both were old gentlemen, about 68.
One (the owner of the business) would regularly give me heart attacks from his driving, and the other was excellent, far better than most. Still, he'd sometimes forget his indicator was on, and once he forgot to engage the parking brake, causing the MR truck to roll into a parked trailer. Fortunately there wasn't much damage to either.
Even more fortunately, the trailer we hit was hitched to a new Falcon ute, and parked near the opposite end of the trailer was a shiny Harley Electra-Glide. If the truck had ended up a few feet either way, it would have been very expensive.