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Give pensioners compulsory driving test
As a pensioner, I am aware I am probably shooting myself in the foot when I raise the issue of recent road accidents involving elderly drivers and suggest that at 70 years of age drivers should be obliged to retake a test.
Since originally passing their test, traffic on our roads and speeds have massively increased and our roads are far more dangerous than they used to be and demand the utmost concentration.
I think the renewal system is flawed allowing drivers to simply self-certificate to the DVLA if they meet the medical criteria despite at times being advised not to do so.
I also firmly believe that if a GP or optician informs a patient to stop driving they should be obligated to inform the DVLA of their decision.
Even better – a further test every three years for pensioners.
As our population increases we need procedures in place to ensure all road users are kept safe.
Beverley Adams
Ravenshead
It’s people, not Popeyes who will be responsible for litter
I find it ludicrous that people are claiming that the new Popeyes planned for Teal Park will be responsible for an influx of litter in the Netherfield area.
Alas, the fault is plainly that of borough residents; we seem content to live with rubbish up to our knees.
I find it a little hard to imagine that the local Costa tasks their staff every morning with spreading the store detritus around the local area, just as I cannot accept that the McDonald’s manager requires their staff to do a similar daily job.
So I find it an unjust accusation to even imply that the new Popeyes drive-in will be responsible for any rubbish up and down Colwick Loop Road.
Just take a ride to any of our local beauty spots, of which we are more than blessed, and people will find them all piled high with rubbish.
Barry Robinson,
Colwick
Should we just grin and bear it if can’t get NHS dentist?
With access to an NHS dentist now nearly impossible – it’s like looking for hens’ teeth – I suppose we’ll just have to grin and bear it through clenched gums.
But seriously, perhaps there should be a middle ground between NHS and private dental treatment.
The middle ground should consist of part treatment paid by the NHS and the difference made up by patients.
That would leave the less fortunate in the lower band and slightly better off being partly funded, with Rolls Royce treatment for the people more able to pay.
