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The Older Drivers Forum, which collaborates with police forces across the UK, has called on all drivers aged over 65 to consider taking a regular assessment to ensure they are able to continue driving safely. Recent figures from the Department of Transport reveal that since 2010, there has been a 45% increase in the number of motorists aged over 70 injured or killed in accidents in the UK.
A recent article from the BBC reports that Sgt Owen Messenger, who works for the Devon and Cornwall Police road casualty reduction team, stated that too many accidents on the road happen because individuals who should not be driving are on the road. He said that under current legislation, drivers aged over 70 must self-certify every three years that they are safe to drive themselves.
Rob Heard, the founder of The Older Drivers’ Forum, said that older drivers account for about 17% of all licence holders, yet they “account for 11% of all miles driven but alarmingly also for about 23% of all fatalities on the road”. Mr Heard stated that as drivers grow older, they become more frail, therefore if they are involved in a collision, they are more likely to have severe injuries which could lead to fatalities.
Although motorists aged over 70 are less likely to be involved in collisions concerning speed, carelessness, or recklessness. The forum found that they are 38% more likely to be involved in collisions where they have failed to look properly and 55% more likely to be involved in collisions by failing to judge another person’s speed or path.
A current statement from the Older Drivers Forum indicates that they want to maintain the safety of older people driving so that they can drive for longer and still remain safe on the roads
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