{"id":6564,"date":"2011-07-30T00:14:55","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T00:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=6564"},"modified":"2023-08-17T16:16:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T15:16:41","slug":"still-driving-at-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=6564","title":{"rendered":"Still Driving at 100!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know that I don&#8217;t have a lot of time for older drivers who are clearly a risk, and yet keep on driving (or complain if they are banned because of poor eyesight or other problems, as if they have some special right to drive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I first <a title=\"100 year old still driving\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bournemouthecho.co.uk\/news\/9167889.Peggy_s_still_driving_at_100_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saw this in the newsfeeds<\/a>, I was immediately sceptical &#8211; but the lady concerned, Peggy Hovell,&nbsp;doesn&#8217;t seem to fit the usual bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, I&nbsp;will say what I&#8217;ve said before. At 100 years of age, she is a hell of a lot closer to <em>the end <\/em>than she is to<em> the beginning<\/em>. So is it safe for her to be on the road when she could &#8211; and let&#8217;s be honest about it &#8211; peg out at any time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a very tricky question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Update: And the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2020834\/Dorset-pensioner-Peggy-Hovell-driving-100th-birthday.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Daily Mail - Peggy Hovell\">Daily Mail has got hold of it<\/a> a few days later than everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4532794719633406\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know that I don&#8217;t have a lot of time for older drivers who are clearly a risk, and yet keep on driving (or complain if they are banned because of poor eyesight or other problems, as if they have some special right to drive). 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