Apologies to some younger visitors who may only have seen him in the Olympics Closing Ceremony, but the Pink Floyd drummer is a huge name in the classic car world.
He has bought a 1901 5 litre Peugeot to participate in his 27th London to Brighton run, on the grounds that it has about the biggest engine of any car of the time, so it should be able to get up the hills with greater ease than cars he has previously driven.
A judge has warned families that they need to take responsibility for ensuring elderly relatives stop driving before they become a danger to themselves and others.
The warning came after a 90 year old retired doctor killed another motorist by driving the wrong way down the A30 in Hampshire. Dr Turner Waddell, who had vision below the legal limit for driving, and was in the early stages of dementia, was travelling west on the eastbound carriageway when he crashed into Neil Colquhoun’s Vauxhall Vectra on a bend at 70mph.
