No matter the age a person may be, his/her actions affect others; especially when they’re operating a vehicle capable of injuring or taking one’s life. Distracted driving poses great risks to the driver’s life and others on the road as it increases the probability of a tragic accident. Numerous lives are being lost each day due to distracted driving and not abiding by the laws. In today’s society, ignored warnings increase the possibility of death; influenced by both alcohol and drugs in addition to technology.…
In “Senior Citizens and the Ability to Drive” author Cristobal Pinedo explains how elderly people should take annual driving exams to ensure the safety of themselves and others while behind the wheel. He states as adults advance into their elderly years they can suffer from at least one basic action difficulty or complex activity limitation, which is uncontrollable, but can render any elderly person prone to an accident. For example if a senior citizen developed arthritis, his or her muscle control could decline any moment while trying to grip the steering wheel, following loss of control, ending in an accident. Another point the author makes is that senior citizens become more exposed towards mental complications or illness, like Alzheimers,…
According to the textbook aging drivers have problems with reduced reactions time, night vision deterioration and needs longer time to read signs. The textbook says that these drivers compensate by blaming their age for crashes. Also law are lax and don’t require older drivers to retest when renew their driver’s license. I have seen some bad car crashes caused by seniors who didn’t want to give up their independence. At 80 years old my great grandfather who had Alzheimer was given his driver’s license. I believe if you have severe health complications you should not be given a license to drive, or least time…
Have you ever been trapped behind a slow driver when you’re already late for something really important? Nine times out of ten the driver was an elderly person, who has no business being on the road. How many times have you asked yourself, “What is this person doing?” And how many times have you passed this person, and come to find out it’s a grandma or grandpa? If there is a person who can barely see over the steering wheel, has 3-inch thick glasses, and has poor motor skills, they should not be operating a vehicle. These are the older generation, so to speak, of people that should not be driving.…
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Often times if one asks another what age group they think is the most dangerous drivers one would say teenagers. Lately there have been many reports claiming that these thoughts are no longer true and that elderly drivers are considered the most dangerous age group on the road. The Washington Post said that in the age group sixty- five and over have accounted for “sixteen percent of all traffic deaths and eight percent of the injured, but they accounted for thirteen percent of the population.” With statistics so high why is there no questions being asked about the ability the elderly have to drive. Research shows that the older one gets the worse their vision and hearing can get these are two key senses you need when driving. The loss of these two senses can be the difference between life and death on the road. Death rates for drivers begin to climb after age sixty-five, according to a recent study by Carnegie Mellon University. The elderly should have to prove to the Registry of Motor Vehicles that they are capable of driving by retesting, completing and passing a drivers education course, or putting an age limit on how old one can be until one they are considered no longer able to drive.…
Getting older doesn't automatically mean that you shouldn’t be behind the wheel; however, regularly monitoring your driving abilities is an important part of maintaining senior health because there comes a point for nearly everyone when reflexes slow and vision deteriorates, making driving no longer safe for you and others on the road. This is especially true for people who have age-related health conditions.…
Wilson, Kevin A. "What to do about Elderly Drivers: Part 1 of 2; Everyday, we are all getting older. With better health care, life expectancy is rising. For a population that has enjoyed the personal freedom the automobile offers, a potential danger looms. (Special Report)." AutoWeek 57.14 (April 2, 2007): 20. Student Edition. Thomson Gale. Clemson University.…
Driving is a very dangerous and often hazardous thing to do. This is especially true for people ages fifteen to nineteen. There are so many crashes each year for teen drivers that it’s a miracle anyone makes it past twenty years old unharmed. In 2009 alone three hundred and fifty teens were treated for a car related accident.…
The real problem is people who does not know the rules for driving on the road ! I know young people age 17 that can drive better than a 50 year old adult, because study show that younger people have better eyesight than older people. Driving is deadly for all age groups and the age for driving shouldn't even be raise by one year, instead we should maybe let the adults know that everyone who is on the road is responsible. So age does not matter but having responsibilities and knowing what to do when you're on the road is.…
Elderly drivers are one of the rising issues in our society nowadays and it’s no joke. Little attention has been given to it despite the increasing number of accident caused by such. Tests for elderly drivers should be made mandatory and restrictions should be placed on some of them to add more safety and reduce accidents to our roads. Aging is a part of life, it is inevitable and people degenerate…
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Regardless of whether driver is impaired or sober, one can have a car crash. However, old drivers are less likely to be involved in traffic crashes, including alcohol-involved crashes than younger drivers (Evans et al., 2005). It could be explained by young drivers’ little driving experience and tendency to risk or drink alcohol. As Smithers (2007) states drivers aged 35 to 49 are 14 times less likely to be involved in a drunk driving incidents than the 17 to 19 age group. In another study it is shown that 35% of alcohol-related accidents in 2005 involved young drivers (Smithers, 2007). These statistics demonstrate that young people are likely to be involved in car accidents because of being drunk. In addition, it is also followed by usual youth desire to have more freedom by driving. Becoming a driver is a turning point of adulthood in every young person’s life. They tend to celebrate, hang out with each other and, eventually, drink alcohol. In addition, it was declared that people who are under the age of 21 are more likely to feel themselves irresponsible and overconfident, since their neurological system can be badly affected by the overuse of alcohol (U. S. Department of Justice, 2012). Therefore, reconsidering of the driving age to 21 years old should be applied as a restrictive and preventive…
Driving accidents have been at an all-time high in America. “The National Council estimates 38,300 people were killed and 4.4 million injured on US roads in 2015, which saw the largest one-year percentage increased in half a century”. (1) The Majority of vehicle accidents are result of a careless mistake on the road. Although one might say “I have never been pulled over; or even gotten a ticket”, however, even the most careful and experience driver could be put at high risks of serious injuries due to driving distractions or poor habits at any given time.…
“In 2008, 5,864 drivers ages 15-20 were involved in fatal crashes.” Remarkably, this is a 27% decrease from 1998. The minimum driving age should rise because there will be fewer crashes among the 15-20 year old age group, at about this age, they are dealing with sleep deprivation which impacts their driving, additionally they tend to make simple mistakes that result in crashes. This matters because young lives are still being lost to inexperienced driving on the part or at the fault of others, we need to take every precaution necessary to prevent teenage crashes.…