Nearly Run Over:

[MrMessy]

Pulled into Asda car park this afternoon behind a car stopped at crossing and car at side of me starts to reverse out of parking space straight for me. Getting closer thought she is going to run into me so blew horn and she stops. Said to her " did you not see me". She replied" If I had seen you I would not have pulled out!" Lost for words, old people!! One run into side of me other month when in daughters bright red car, pulled out from side road straight into side of me, did virtually same again a couple of weeks later at same junction, to another driver. He also reversed into a tree over a footpath across from his drive. He apparently still managed to pass a driving assessment course he had to take!!!:(

[thedonal]

Yup- there are billions of people on this lovely planet.

And quite a few of them are 'kin idiots!

Glad you were missed this time!

[philbut]

Whenever I see an old biddy in a car I give em a wide berth. it's like a sixth sense or something. Small naff car, but very clean, traveling at 20mph below the limit - and no visible driver as they are so bloomin short they have to pear over the wheel to see the road. The amount of times i've been cut up on roundabouts in town by bimbling old people is crazy! They always look so indignant when you beep them, oblivious to the fact they almost just mowed you down!

[the_lone_wolf]

you don't live on the isle of wight do you?

[philbut]

you don't live on the isle of wight do you?

Me? Oxford, but there are pleanty of old timers here too, just waiting to take out an unsuspecting biker :p

[the_lone_wolf]

Me? Oxford, but there are pleanty of old timers here too, just waiting to take out an unsuspecting biker :p

no, the OP...

sounds like a regular day on the island;)

[MrMessy]

I live in Harrogate and it is full of elderly drivers who are past there best!

[Jayneflakes]

Logan's Run had the right idea...

Calling Dr Kevorkian.

[neio79]

once you hit 70 your licence should be revoked full stop.

[valleyboy]

Its not just old people...

went out on my bike for a little spin, now bearing in mind the colour of my bike.. plus I was in me green leathers, I went round a roundabout on the A465 on the dual carriage way bit, and had one car and one 4x4 screach to a halt as they decided to leave breaking to the last second and over shot the white lines (its dual carriage way, so almost got double barreled!) and almost into me.. so I cranked the bike over to continue to go round the roundabout, and being unable to make eye contact as I had me black visor on, just took my hand off the bars, and jestured with my two fingers to my eyes to watch what they were doing... and then shot off into the distance..