Pare ceva de deomeniul absurdului, dar este cat se poate de real. In cauza este un australian care avea pemisul expirat. De 34 de ani!
100 YEAR OLD DRIVERS on Wednesday 13th August 2014
Under Strict Embargo until Saturday 9th August 2014
Picture Shows: HARRY KARTZ
You shouldn’t be driving over 90? Try telling that to this group of drivers.
In a warm, character led documentary, ITV hits the road with some of Britain’s oldest drivers.
We meet 100 year old bomber command veteran Harry Kartz who drives to the betting shop and back every day, retired school teacher Mary, 100, who mischievously remarks that “they can’t get you for speeding on a bend can they?” And Ken and Edna Medlock, 99 and 98 respectively, who are still in love and still driving to the seaside for their date by the sea.
In Britain, drivers must re-apply for a driving licence at the age of 70, and every three years thereafter, but there is no requirement to undergo a test. As a result there are nearly 200 people still driving today who are over 100 years old and the numbers are growing with tens of thousands still driving in their 90s.
In funny and at times poignant scenes we are in the backseat of cars as younger relatives wrestle with the question of whether to tell mum or dad to hand in keys. For one daughter it leads to the choice remark from mother: “I’ve cut you out of my will did I tell you!”
Some older drivers decide to book in for their own tests. Basil Smith faces a date with destiny as he arranges for a driving instructor to test his ability. If the instructor fails him, he’ll stop driving but it will have big repercussions. Basil won’t just lose his own independence; he’ll also struggle to visit his beloved wife now residing in a residential care home just over 9 miles away. In the build up to the test, we find Basil furiously practising “eye exercises” in bed…by staring at the dots on the ceiling.
A story about driving but also about old age, love and loss, this documentary doesn’t pass judgement. Rather, we leave it to the viewers to decide whet
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