Last week my wife was witness and first to the scene of a terrible accident locally involving an elderly driver and a cyclist.

This unfortunately caused horrific injuries to the cyclist. This incident and numerous other near misses recently, has prompted me to write this letter.

I acknowledge there are bad drivers of every age in every region, but Tauranga surely has a higher number of elderly drivers who clearly do not know the current road rules or have such poor judgement they should not be behind the wheel of any vehicle.

Since living in the Tauranga region, we have been witness to numerous elderly people driving poorly.

Shocking examples include failing to stop at pedestrian crossings for children, constantly not giving way at roundabouts, swerving across lanes dangerously and most concerning of all, texting and driving. Our children have been in our car during every one of these incidents and have been put at great risk! The lack of common road sense of some elderly drivers is dumbfounding!

Obviously, the inability of a few to follow the most basic of road rules is putting a number of people at huge risk. Clearly, it is time for our current licencing system to change! Individuals over 65 years of age should be made to re-sit their licence every year to prove they are road worthy and safe. Stricter licensing rules will help make our roads safer for all and hopefully take those dangerous few off our roads for good!

L. Sorenson, Bethlehem