Dangerous cellphones

In response to L Sorenson's letter regarding older drivers [The Weekend Sun, May 31], I am a lady driver coming up to the age referred to [over 65]. I have yet to observe drivers in the older age category using their phones while driving but I do observe many young people and drivers up to the age referred to by him using their phones while driving. My experience on the roads in Tauranga, and I have lived here for 40-odd years, is that often drivers under the older age group referred to can be aggressive, drive too fast for our crowded conditions and bully other drivers by riding on their back bumper.

I have often made note that in crowded carparks such as supermarkets and shopping centres younger drivers, often with children in their cars, drive far too fast.

I understand that older drivers may experience some nervousness driving on our roads due to the increase of traffic and the aggression that I have referred to, over the past few years. I believe, that distraction by cell phones is one of the greatest cause of accidents by young people that are very often fatal. I do agree that an annual test could be implemented for people over the age of 80 years.

L Frame, Hairini

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