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Archimedes

Compulsory testing for riders 60 years plus.

Eyesight. Reactions. Mobility. Stamina. Fitness.

Good/Bad idea?


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rodburner

Good,if I`m looking to pick up a low mileage,well cared for bike.
Bad, if I want to continue riding.
The tests mentioned are all good things to have,but shouldn`t be a qualification to own and ride my bike. JMO

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Wombat

I was at the DMV recently and an elderly couple were in front of me in the line to renew the old genlemans drivers licence.
I think the requirements for renewal must have been that he was able to make it to the counter under his own steam, as he was extremely hard of hearing and IMO as thick as two planks.
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doodledog

RIDERS NO.....DRIVERS YES, I have never seen a rider of great age look frail or unable to react well,exept me after a night out, drivers on the other hand as long as they seem to be able to get behind the wheel, eyesight, mental state, hearing all seem immaterial, as a profesional license holder I am tested every 10 years by law from the age of 40, this should be introduced for ALL drivers. I have an eysight test movement of limbs hearing its just common sense.

[ This message was edited by: doodledog on 2007-07-01 13:20 ]

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kdrake

Bad! Partly because I am 59. Mostly because it is an arbitrary thing, taking no thought as to health, records, and all. A buddies granny drove 'til 101 in a small town. Compulsory testing for everyone makes more sense. The worst of this is that almost everyone can answer correctly, but doesn't personally believe.
I also have issues with the way they treat teens. It seems every time there is a "teen" fatal, it is some snot nosed yuppie kid driving a first car better than anything we have ever been able to get; there is booze/drugs involved.
My current issue is with 30 somethings who have dark windows, no brain, a cell phone, and think they own the road. I can't figure them, so how could a newer driver? In another post I pointed out that I had to do 103 (indicated) to actually keep ahead of ALL the traffic; this in 6 a.m. work traffic.

brolane

Doddle, +1. I'm 64, and I'll admit that I weigh 20 pound more than when I graduated high school. I don't ride as fast as I used to, I don't try to drag a peg on every curve, and I don't rteid after having a few. In short, I set my own limits and try to be as honest as possible when I check myself on each ride. I dread the day when I have to hang up my helmet, but I know it's coming, and I have had long talks with myself concerning the decision to quit.

On the other hand, young people are generally the lousiest drivers on the streets. They have tunnel vision, no knowledge of the rules of the road and the ever-present cell phone in their ear. Whatever happened to drivers's education...or for that matter, education?

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KingBear

I agree. It's the immature, reckless youngsters who think they are immortal that present the greatest threat to their own safety and that of others. Test them! :hammer:

Diego

Compulsory eye exam, sure. Everywhere I've lived in this country, that's been mandatory for license renewal at all ages.

Reactions? Maybe, if there is a good, realistic test for that.

Stamina--not so sure of the point of that one, or how you would assess it.

The remainder--easily enough demonstrated for all practical purposes by showing up at the DMV office ON one's ride, I should think. Riding a cycle is itself the best test of these...as opposed to autos, which are so undemanding that even the most feeble of the elderly in our town consider themselves able to point-and-go. Looking, signaling, and stopping at intersections, however--those they're not so good at.

As my Triumph dealer's sign in Georgia says, you don't stop riding because you get old. You get old because you stop riding.

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Tbirdnz

Probably at 80 would be a good idea but how regularly after that ? It's been the subject here and they propose to make it less of a strain, in what could be a stressful situation, a certificate from your own local GP.

...........Wombat don't confuse hard of hearing with thickness and next time you take your parents for a licence I expect a little more respect !

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steventhechef

Driver's test - Sure

Rider's test - they'll take care of themselves in the end!!

If you have bad eyesight and ride (I wear glasses FWIW) you'll not see that truck coming anyway!! :-D

Natural selection

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