Elderly and dangerous driving

Reading the BBC article "Who, what, why: How dangerous are elderly drivers?" I had some reactions to it. I didn't like the perspective. The article was basically confirming that elderly drivers don't necessarily cause more accidents, but if accidents happen they are usually more critical or fatal in their consequences. The latter has to do with the fact that when an elderly person is involved in an accident they are more likely to be seriously injured due to the frailty of the bones. I would have preferred if the article had been written more from a more inclusive viewpoint. Rather than selecting elderly drivers to be the main focus, the article could have investigated who are the safest drivers. Or which age groups cause the majority of accidents. 
In many ways I feel that the focus on elderly in the news is frequently re-inforcing the views that growing older could be an issue. I would like to see more positive news about the elderly population. The fact that many are still driving (after health checks) shows how they keep active and participate in social life. It would be nice to remind everybody to drive with considerations for others particularly on weekends and bank holidays where people socialise with their families and friends. 
  

When does 'middle age' start and finish?

Interesting article on the BBC about the perceptions of age. It's mostly a "state of mind". Read article here

"You don't need to know it, you just need to know where to find the answers"

A lawyer friend of mine used to say this 20 years ago. He wouldn't remember the law word for word, but had to know in which book, court case or where else he would find references. The BBC reports about memory research and how computers affect the way we store memory. Read the article here
I think my friend's statement is supported with this study. For him the transactive memory were books at the time. So somehow results of the experiments are not surprising news !