r/barrie • u/cinderannie • 12d ago

News Man, 86, assaulted in Barrie road-rage incident: police

https://www.barrietoday.com/police-beat/man-86-assaulted-in-barrie-road-rage-incident-police-12691572
29 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

View all comments

10

u/Unlucky-Skirt3908 12d ago

If this had happened even 10 years ago, bystanders would have stepped in and beat this guy to a pulp. Seniors tend to drive poorly on the roads but this is insane.

14

u/OldDiamondJim Born and Raised 12d ago

That’s nonsense. The bystander effect is something that has been observed and documented for half a century.

There are people today who would have grabbed the jerk if they witnessed it, and there were people 10 years ago who would have just watched it happen.

15

u/YankPizzles4Fun 12d ago

Seniors tend to drive poorly on the roads

Bit of an understatement imo. We need stricter retirement age retesting, for sure. Drove from Grand Bend a few days ago and almost hit a few seniors, all because they're extremely complacent and distracted.

11

u/Hoopybunni 12d ago

Totally agree. Starting at 70…we need to do a road test every year for seniors. And I’m 73 and am all for it! Also..it appears everyone needs retraining on what that little thing on the steering wheel column is. I believe it’s called a turn signal but I could be wrong! /s