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Old 21-02-2015, 03:33 PM #53
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Originally Posted by Livia View Post
Incidents involving elderly drivers always make the news followed by calls for more stringent tests and restrictions. The truth is that 18-24 year olds are FAR more likely to be involved in an accident than elderly drivers and yet we rarely hear calls for more stringent tests for them, or for raising the legal driving age.
Absolutely. That's why for many young drivers their annual insurance premium is much more than the value of their car!

For the elderly the insurance premium is often very low.

Insurance companies exist to make money. They know who are the REAL danger on the road.
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