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Post by ronk » Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:17 pm

The media seems to fixated as usual on “poor old Philip”, not much of a mention about the injured in the other apparently innocent car being driven down a main road!
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Post by road warrior » Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:18 pm

you seem surprised
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Post by ronk » Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:20 pm

road warrior wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:18 pm you seem surprised


Not really :rofl: :thumbsup:
I just wonder what a fuss there would have been if it had been the other way around?
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Post by philbo909 » Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:21 pm

ronk wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:17 pm The media seems to fixated as usual on “poor old Philip”, not much of a mention about the injured in the other apparently innocent car being driven down a main road!
Don't get me started! Absolute s**t from the papers, take his license away
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Post by blackabbot » Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:33 pm

philbo909 wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:21 pm
ronk wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:17 pm The media seems to fixated as usual on “poor old Philip”, not much of a mention about the injured in the other apparently innocent car being driven down a main road!
Don't get me started! Absolute s**t from the papers, take his license away
Charge him with careless driving at the very least, like the rest of us mere mortals :x
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Post by Nictrix » Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:50 pm

I wonder if any of the cops had the balls to breathalise him
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Post by firebobby » Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:17 pm

blackabbot wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:33 pm
philbo909 wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:21 pm
ronk wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:17 pm The media seems to fixated as usual on “poor old Philip”, not much of a mention about the injured in the other apparently innocent car being driven down a main road!
Don't get me started! Absolute s**t from the papers, take his license away
Charge him with careless driving at the very least, like the rest of us mere mortals :x
How's the poor bloke supposed to get about without his licence :poke:
Well, they have reduced the speed limit on that road, just need to reduce it on the Sandringham estate now :rofl:
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Post by TitanTim » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:10 pm

Sounds like he was just unlucky, pulling out onto a fast road, sun in the eyes. I think both drivers were breathalysed.

A big media fuss over nothing. He's already had a replacement car delivered.

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Post by buzyg » Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:17 am

TitanTim wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:10 pm Sounds like he was just unlucky, pulling out onto a fast road, sun in the eyes. I think both drivers were breathalysed.

A big media fuss over nothing. He's already had a replacement car delivered.

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Post by TitanTim » Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:59 am

buzyg wrote: Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:17 am
TitanTim wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:10 pm Sounds like he was just unlucky, pulling out onto a fast road, sun in the eyes. I think both drivers were breathalysed.

A big media fuss over nothing. He's already had a replacement car delivered.

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Post by Crazy Harry » Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:46 am

Calls now for drivers over a 'certain age' to have licenses removed. At least the Duke has others who will drive him. All the other poor buggers that live in rural Norfolk villages have to drive well into their 80's and 90's because there's no other way - no buses or Uber. It's very easy to make sweeping statements when you live in a metropolitan area well served by public transport compared to an area where village shops have closed; its a few miles into town and some communities haven't got off dial up internet yet - and don't get me started about the lack of mobile phone signal - 5 bars when I visit my lad in Coventry 1 bar if I'm lucky in some parts of our house is the best I can expect :thumbsdown:

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Post by BeeEmm » Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:12 am

Crazy Harry wrote: Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:46 am Calls now for drivers over a 'certain age' to have licenses removed. At least the Duke has others who will drive him. All the other poor buggers that live in rural Norfolk villages have to drive well into their 80's and 90's because there's no other way - no buses or Uber. It's very easy to make sweeping statements when you live in a metropolitan area well served by public transport compared to an area where village shops have closed; its a few miles into town and some communities haven't got off dial up internet yet - and don't get me started about the lack of mobile phone signal - 5 bars when I visit my lad in Coventry 1 bar if I'm lucky in some parts of our house is the best I can expect
Worst accident rates are for the age group 17-24. The over 90s are surprisingly safer than most other drivers. Any driver who is deemed to have been more at fault in an incident can be ordered by a court to resit/sit a learner driving test, including a Theory test. Would anyone here pass?
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Post by GAZA62 » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:04 pm

This always happens when an elderly driver is involved in an accident really winds me up :x

My 80 year old mum has been driving for over 50 years and not one accident so why the f**k should she have to re sit her test I would hate to see her reduced to using the bus as I use one every day and its a nightmare especially for the elderly no one giving up seats the drivers causing them to be thrown around when trying to make it to a seat and long waits at bus stops where no one ques anymore.

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Post by ronk » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:21 pm

There are quite a few of us old farts driving a Z4 - I hope to be doing so for many years yet. I hope that if my abilities decline I will be able accept it with good grace!
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