Stirling Moss calls the driving tests for pensioners,

Sir Stirling Moss said that drivers should 70 retake your tests to prove every five years, you are still fit to drive.

The legendary former racing driver, now 79, told the BBC that drivers should be reassessed at 70, then signed by 75 and 80 to help to keep up-to-date with the UK road network, and "Street ethics".

Sir Stirling - who said he has a road car, but used a scooter 50cc in London - acknowledged that "The bravado of youth" to young drivers "overdo it at the wrong places" can lead, but also pointed out this fail misplaced trust older drivers can affect.

However, research by the Department for transport (DfT) has found that decline during performance with age, up to the age of 80 years reducing very small modified.system DfT study predicts also the rate at which are killed or seriously injured older drivers in the coming decades, by recognizing an ageing population.

A spokesman for age concern and help the outdated told Admiral news, the charities were happy with the law as it stands and compulsory examination said was unfair.

"It stereotypes all older drivers for bad drivers", she said.

"In fact, some excellent can be in the 70s, while some in their 30s are poor."

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Straw 'considering' stricter dangerous driving penalty

Justice Minister Jack Straw to stronger penalties for drivers consider, injury by dangerous driving, after a campaign by the parents of the victim.

Tracy and Gareth Edwards began lobbying for a change in the law after an accident in which a year-old daughter of Cerys Hirnverletzte left war.Der crash was in November 2006, of 19-year-old Antonio Boparan lose control of his mother Range Rover at over 70 mph in a 30 mph zone caused.

Last April Boparan was 21 months in prison for dangerous driving sentenced. during driver, which lead to a maximum 14 year death by dangerous driving face term in prison, described Gareth Edwards Boparan as "absurd indulgent" faced, the maximum two year sentence.

Cerys parents a 12,000 name petition presented Ministers last week, a new maximum penalty of 10 years for dangerous drivers require to cause serious injuries and the limits on the power of vehicles available to newly qualified drivers.

The mirror reports that Mr Straw paid tribute to the Edwards campaign."Make a very powerful case and I can assure you that their views are considered carefully," he said.

Justice Minister Claire Ward added: "We consider this eng.Es is important, keep the question in our focus people like Edwards."

Boparan was released, after he six months its strafe.Herr Edwards described his release as "not justice".

"The laws are outdated and this is an important step in our efforts to change."

"Too many dangerous drivers are removed with lenient sentences always."

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Survey suggests widespread use of mobile phones while driving

Almost one-third of car drivers have answered a mobile phone while driving, while more than a quarter of a text read, a new survey suggests.

In the survey of 2,100 people for automobile clubs of store Halfords 31% the driver said that you one had answered a call to the wheel, and 22% that you had made.

However, 52% of those said than asked after their experience as passengers, she had been in a car as his driver answered or made a call. Halfords says that this could indicate a larger proportion of the driver the law can disregard, as ready, admit it.

Further questions revealed that drivers your mobile phones for more than calls, however, use.Twenty-eight percent of drivers said that you read, had a text at the wheel, and 18% one hatte.Inzwischen sent you that allowed 5% have access to a social site like Facebook or Twitter and 3% that you had read an e-Mail.

Halfords in-car technology expert Clare Pritchard said that the only way to legally use a cell phone while driving a hands free device installieren.jedoch, she added: "it is always better, drag in a safe place and stop the car before using the phone."

Found in December 2009 that introduced in 2007 not driver suggested more severe penalties for handheld cell phone use, behavior to change over, earlier this month published a study of the transport research laboratory government research one increase the use of mobile phones while driving.

Since February 2007 the drivers have faced, a £ 60 fine and three penalty points for using your handheld mobile while with running his engine at the wheel of a car - even if the vehicle is stationary at the time.

Dynamics research commented, RAC Foundation Director Professor Stephen Gleister, cell phone use by drivers was "bad news" for road safety.

"We know slow driver reaction times by almost half if you are a chat on their phones," he added.

"This is worse than texting while driving research showed RAC Foundation, a third slow response times."

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Voided 18,000 Manchester driving fines

Lawyers have stated that more than 18,000 bus lane gave fines Manchester driver by the City Council are illegal.

The drivers on camera with Manchester bus lanes between October 2006 and May 2007 have been caught, reported BBC News.

However, the cameras for use only approved by the Ministry of transport (DfT) in December 2008.

Lawyers have now excluded retrospective certification, meaning that City Council may have Manchester to pay more than ?544, 000 in refunds.

Drivers who think had been a fine for the offence is during the period, the Council, contact the says it on its own merit review.

Council Chief Executive Vicky Rosin admitted it had "deeply unfortunate administrative supervision" reminds, although drivers because, that all bus lane cameras in the city now enjoy DfT approval.

"We have taken steps to notify the public when kam.Wir excuse this formality to our attention for this confusion", she added.

However, we want the people "remember that all our current bus lane enforcement cameras have full support and we remain determined to ensure that bus lanes for public transport users are flowing and to avoid congestion."

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