RANT - Old people on our roads

[DDXR6T]

It is widely documented that P platers are a major trouble on our roads, but it seems the media is fast to ignore another major problem which is old people. Before I get flamed, I'm not talking about all old people, I'm referring to the ones who probably don't remember to wear underwear or how to use a toilet properly.

I work in an area where there are pensioners-a-plenty, and some of the ridiculous acts I have seen pulled. Some just plod along, completely oblivious to their mistakes/incompetence and their surroundings. It is very frequent I follow them, at varying speeds ... 50 - 30 - back to 50 - 25. Not to mention the amount of times I have seen an ambo, lights blazing, being held up by a 108 year old in the right lane on a 2 lane road.

The worst one I saw was a few days ago, a old coot sideswiped a new mondeo on a two lane road (was not lane changing, just merely drifted over), the recipient of the swipe tried to avoid this and was clipped by an oncoming car (not overly fast speeds, nothing major). Worst of all, the old lady was completely oblivious to what she had done, and continued along her merry way. I've seen them back into cars, use cars as parking markers, mount kerbs for no reason at all, run red lights (both intersection and pedestrian).

Who thinks people over a certain age should be made to perform a licence review test after a couple of years or so. As they get older, their vision is impaired, their brain begins to go bye bye ... surely having them on the roads is not a safe option. While some people will agree 'P' platers are also a trouble group, Im sure most will agree old people are not focussed upon as much as they should be.

Your thoughts?