Elderly driver goes wrong way at roundabout then down no entry road!

Weve come across this footage that shows the moment an elderly man drove the wrong way around a busy roundabout – and then down a ‘no entry’ slip road.

the manoeuvre on Sunday morning was caught by Mr Johnston from West Lothian as he travelled along the A89.

As Mr Johnston approaches the roundabout opposite Kaim Park (A89 Edinburgh road towards Bathgate), a white Hyundai i20 hatchback can be seen driving anti-clockwise around a roundabout. Instead of stopping, the driver continues to weave in and out of vehicles causing the drivers to slam on the brakes in shock.

Then rather than trying to exit the roundabout safely, he drives down a ‘no entry’ slip road towards more oncoming vehicles.



The 30-second clip was shared by Scotland’s Worst Drivers, a website which shames bad driving north of the border.

James aid: “The elderly driver either got confused or just wasn’t paying attention, and drove the wrong way on the roundabout into traffic.

“He then proceeded through a ‘no entry’, driving into more oncoming traffic. I have no idea what the guy was thinking…I was gobsmacked.”

A spokesman for Scotland’s Worst Drivers said: “The fact this driver never attempted to correct his mistake, and then drove down a closed road, rings alarm bells to me.

“I find it concerning that he appears unaware of what he is doing and carries on as all is normal.

“This again raises the need to introduce compulsory retesting for elderly drivers.”

Despite dozens of other cars on the road at the time of the incident, it appears that no-one was injured as a result of the driver’s actions.

 Source scotlandsworstdrivers.com

Speeding OAPs Outnumber Teens Three-to-one

Figures revealed by Police Scotland reveal that nearly three times more people aged over 70 have been caught speeding in Tayside than teenagers.

• 99 people under 20
• 280 over-70s.

The period covered by the figures was July 1 last year to June 30 this year
 
The statistics even show that more middle-aged people are caught speeding than those in their 20s. A total of 1,748 people aged 30 to 39 were caught speeding compared to the 1,402 between the age of 20 and 29.

Over the two year period the highest speed captured was a 22-year-old man driving at 129mph on the A90, one 87-year-old man was caught driving at 92mph on the same road and another man of the same age was observed traveling at 80mph on the A9.

Gordon Samson, secretary of the Dundee Pensioners’ Forum, said: “I think some pensioners maybe believe that they are more experienced and can handle a car better than younger people, which may be why they’re being caught more often going too fast. There’s no excuse for it though. I think generally speaking everyone is aware of the rules and they should abide by them. But to be honest, I don’t think you can bracket any age groups anyway because there are other factors involved in these figures. When you think about it, pensioners are driving about more often because they are retired, whereas young people are working.”

Ewan Stark, of Chasing 7 — a Dundee motor car enthusiast group whose members range from teens to mid-30s in age — said young people receive a bad reputation because their vehicles are more noticeable than most.

Sergeant Paul Taylor, of the Trunk Road Policing Group based in Perth, said: “It is accepted that driving skills improve with experience. However, it is extremely encouraging to note that fewer drivers from the under-20 category are found to be speeding.”