My rant about dangerous driving..

I agree with you. I think that older drivers need to be re-assessed on a regular basis. I am not sure if 65 is the right age. Perhaps at 70 though, people should have to be retested every two years or so. I know what you mean. The Gold Coast has the the oldest population in the country I believe and I know that the Sunshine Coast would be similar. We are surrounded by older drivers who do the weirdest things and who like to drive at a snails pace on the freeway! I used to be a panel beater for 16 years and I can tell you that a lot of the cars that I fixed were owned by older drivers!

Things are different all over the world, I know that some of the older people in my area, are constricted in their licenses to be driving in excess of a certain speed, no matter what the posted limit. The same may apply where you are, though it seems you would know if that was the case. Aside from that, I think too many people stress out over the silliest of things, the worst that will happen, from being stuck behind a slow driver is you will be a few minutes late, and when driving it is always good to give you self time for uncooperative traffic. Sincerely and With Appreciation.

I have heard of people on the interstate here in California getting tickets from going too slow when they are going the speed limit, though it is hearsay so I do not know if they were in the fast lanes when they were caught. I have more a beef with those who think good driving is reckless driving, going over the speed limit when others are obeying the law. Or thinking tailgating (riding the bumper of a slower driver) is perfectly acceptable, or exceeding the speed limit when the light turns yellow. And if one is in an area with businesses, there is always a first time getting there for everyone. Not everyone a have psychic abilities or Internet access to tell exactly where a business is. One time I witnessed a car rolling out of a parking lot out to a street. I think a mother was distracted by her child and did not realize she was moving. A car came from the intersection at least one hundred yards away, had amble time to see the situation, but guess what he did? He did not even slow down. In fact, he accelerated and swerved around the rolling car, blasting his horn. There were no vehicles behind him, and he could not slow down, or stop if necessary. What she did was careless. What he did was reckless. Driving slowly in lanes meant for faster moving vehicles is the only slower driving recklessness that I can think of. Anything else is just excuses from people who lack the patience to be behind the wheel in public streets.