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One of the reasons for the high rate of fatalities in accidents involving drivers over 80 is that those over 80 are far less able to survive the trauma caused in an accident rather than they are more likely to be killing others.

You are correct that the annual ‘mileage’ of drivers past retirement age is lower than those of working age but nowhere near 1% The comparison in 2014, (the latest statistic I have found), was 3,819 to 6,871. Interestingly the average distance for drivers under 25, (the group with the highest...

Could it be that not being used to driving on the left they have gone the wrong way around the roundabout - that would make the slip road a natural exit. One of the most counter-intuitive manoeuvres for me when driving on the right is to go anti-clockwise around a roundabout.

What evidence is there that the actions of the driver had anything to do with their age? If it were a 43 year old would you be calling for a ban/test for all drivers aged 43?

Indeed it could but far fewer lives would be saved in comparison to raising the minimum age to hold a driving licence to 25. There doesn’t appear to be any correlation between the age of a driver and driving the wrong way along a motorway. Just Google the subject and you’ll find it covers a...