After I spent 3 months driving around in Europe Ireland, England, France, Germany, and Denmark, I had become a better driver, more alert and much more aware of what was happening around me. With a background of commuting on a pushbike, lots of travel in Australia riding Motorcycles (hit twice by cars), towing trailers and caravans, long overnight trips from the Hunter Valley to the Sunshine Coast, Melbourne and Adelaide I thought I was a competent driver. I use an ebike to do a 20km round trip twice a week. We do need a refresher depending on our driving record at least every 10 years. Aged 75 now I am more cautious than I was at 20. Also, those long night drives have ceased and I try to restrict travel to 4hr to 6hr days with breaks and driver changes. Time becomes much more flexible in retirement.
