I think we’re all guilty of cursing other drivers for their apparent lack of driving skills, and one particular group of motorists perhaps have a worse time of it than others: the elderly, with the stereotypical image of a little old lady who can barely see over the steering wheel, driving a huge old car way below the speed limit.

A prime example is my neighbour’s father who seems oblivious to the frustration he causes in others as he pootles tootles along at 20mph, despite the remarkable fact that he can do it all the way from Aberdeen to London, a journey that would make many a younger driver think twice.

My immediate reaction is that they should be banned from the roads, but recent research by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) challenges this myth and reveals that on the whole, older drivers are the safest around. Perhaps younger people could learn a thing or two from them? More >