In case of an accident in the center of Berlin was a 27-year-old cyclist hard on the torso hurt. According to various witnesses, ran an 80-Year-old with your VW Polo against 16.10 at the Invalidenstrasse in the direction of Central station. In the amount of the sandkrug bridge rammed the cyclists who wanted to cross to the feet and Radampel the roadway. The fire brigade brought the young man to a hospital. Witnesses reported to the police, the 80-Year-old will have the red light ignored.
From the Community
of Course, reflexes, attention and reaction in the age. Tests would be useful in any case. And if only one accident of this kind is prevented.
…writes user bluesky
For years, discussing the dangers of the age of the motorists. The traffic accidents with the elderly have doubled in the last 15 years. Experts are calling for regular driving tests for the elderly. The German traffic law had recommended in January 2017, also driving tests: “Older people are as a driver there is an increasing risk to the safety of the roads.”
The risk increases with the age of 75 years. Three out of four accidents in the over 75-year-old drivers are involved, was also caused by them. The nationwide accident rate for this age group is higher than in the high-risk group of the police so-called “young adults” (18 to 24), had Siegfried Brockmann of the accident research of the insurers (UDV) found out.
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