{"id":9430,"date":"2012-07-06T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T10:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=9430"},"modified":"2012-07-06T10:33:02","modified_gmt":"2012-07-06T10:33:02","slug":"re-test-drivers-at-70-says-grieving-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=9430","title":{"rendered":"Re-test Drivers At 70, Says Grieving Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This <a title=\"Re-test elderly drivers at 70 says grieving mum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk\/news\/topstories\/9801681.Grieving_mum_backs_calls_to_re_test_ageing_drivers\/?ref=nt\">article again highlights the dangers<\/a> that elderly drivers can cause on our roads.<\/p>\n<p>The mother in question is Jackie McCord, <a title=\"Cassie McCord\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=7848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whose daughter Cassie was killed<\/a> by an elderly driver who had already had an accident a few days earlier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/99;background-image: none; margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Cassie's Law e-petition\" alt=\"Cassie's Law e-petition\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/e_petition11.gif\" width=\"180\" height=\"99\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>The story refers to Colin Horsfall &#8211; the driver in question &#8211; but also to the case of <a title=\"87-year old drives into woman\" href=\"http:\/\/www.epsomguardian.co.uk\/news\/9667324.Woman_hit_by_OAP_driver_calls_for_over_70_tests\/\">87-year old Richard Bradley who only got points<\/a> for driving into a woman suffering from MS. Helen Harrington, who was the woman knocked down, is also calling for re-testing.<\/p>\n<p>Both refer to the e-petition calling for Cassie\u2019s Law to be introduced (the petition is now closed)\u00a0and I once again urge as many people as possible to sign this before it expires in November. It is vital that someone finally acknowledges that the elderly <strong>do not<\/strong> have a right to drive &#8211; it\u2019s a privilege, just like it is for everyone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article again highlights the dangers that elderly drivers can cause on our roads. The mother in question is Jackie McCord, whose daughter Cassie was killed by an elderly driver who had already had an accident a few days earlier. 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