Elderly driver at the age of 70 and older have a higher crash rate than young adult drivers. On average about 500 elderly drivers get in accident. This only happens when they start to forget what they are doing and their behaviors start to change. As the elderly hit 75 the risk of a driver fatality increase, with just one wrong judgement call on the road elderly drivers could hurt themselves and others around them. Elderly drivers should have more driving restrictions placed on them. This would make the roads safer for everyone.
Most people think elderly or not, there are many reasons why most elderly drivers shouldn’t have more restrictions. People say that if the elderly are capable of driving they should be allowed to drive. If we give the elderly drivers more restrictions, then we should also give teens and young adult more restrictions too.It’s just not right. Yes, some elderly drivers may need to take it easy while driving.But most very good at driving. They also state that elderly drivers would know if
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they were driving too fast or too slow.They would know all the signs and what they mean.Plus elderly drivers wouldn’t just forget a road they have been driving down for 20 or 30 years.Elderly drivers would know the area by heart. Even though some of these the statements are true, some elderly drivers do need to have some restriction for their own safety and the safety of others. Yes, there are some elderly drivers who can drive pretty well.But the others are slowly forgetting. On average about 500 elderly drivers get in accident. At a certain age of elderly drivers life they start to lose track of their minds. They first start by forgetting little thing like were they left their keys. Then they start to forget how fast they are going or even if they are moving at all. They could be driving on the highway and suddenly slow down cause all of the drivers behidden them to crash into each other.Elderly drivers also forget the basics of driving like stopping at a stop sign or putting on a turn signal when turn. They even forgetting to look before pulling out of the driveway or going into a intersection.This make them very dangerous to themselves and to other. People also think what if elderly drivers are taking medication thats makes them incapable to drive. They state over two thirds of seniors take medication. They take about five or more pills daily.This can make elderly drivers bad at driving, even if they are good drivers. People mention that some medication can cause drowsiness and other effects that could affect senior driving. Mixing some of the medications can also cause side effects that they didn’t even know about.Yes, the medication that elderly drivers take can affect their driving. Most of their medications comes with warning labels that tells them the effects of their medication. Causes like drowsiness.Some medication also tells you not to mix certain medicines together. If the medication does affect their driving they should talk to their doctors about changing their medication or getting off it. If the seniors do this then they could be capable of driving. Some people say that elderly drivers don’t need to be tested.
They already had to take the dmv test to get their license. Most people say it’s their right to drive if they want so they are still able to drive. Most people say if they can only see during the day but can’t see during night that they should stop driving at night.To make the road safe for everyone. Elderly drivers should be tested if they show the signs like forgetting thing, not being able to see, and slow motor skill. If they start to show these sign they should be test to see if they are still capable to drive.Most elderly driver when they turn 70 or 75 should take these tests. Some tests could be an eye exam and to retake the dmv test. if they pass, but they can't see at night they should have someone with them at night or have someone drive them. But If elderly drivers do not pass the test their licence should be taken away. Doing this should keep elderly drivers safe and other as
well. In conclusion elderly driver at the age of 70 and older are a danger to themselves and everyone around them. Seniors have a higher crash rate than most young adult drivers. Plus fatality rates increases when they hit 75. Elderly drivers to forget what their doing or where they are and their behaviors start to changes.On average about 500 elderly drivers get in accident. Sometime the medication they talk can also affect their driving and their judgment.This can be solved by simply asking their doctor to change their medication or ask to stop taking them. People may think it's not right to put restriction on elderly drivers,But it's the right thing to do to make our roads safer for everyone.
Driving is something people do everyday. Although many people do it well, some do not, that being said the legal age to drive should be raised to twenty one years of age. The driving age should be raised because teens at the ages of fourteen through twenty should not be behind the wheel for the simple fact that they are just too young and too inexperienced to drive, also someone of that age can get more distracted than a person who is twenty-one or older and has had some time to mature and become responsible enough to operate a motor vehicle. “In the United States, 16–19-year-olds have the highest incidence of motor vehicle deaths among licensed drivers and motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15–20-year-olds.” (Haggerty
There is a great debate on whether or not the elderly should be able to drive. Most people who have had any encounters with terrible elder drivers would say no way. This is because they have had that one or maybe even two experiences with a not so cautious elderly driver. This experience has caused them to put a stereotype on all elderly people and their driving abilities. After reading and analyzing all four of the elderly women from the four works in A Writer’s Reader. The authors of each have included many different stereotypes of elderly women. Just like the elderly driving ability stereotype is not true for all elderly drivers. The Authors stereotypes are not always true for every elderly woman. The authors are just informing their readers on the many different stereotypes that are floating around.
In conclusion, the controversial for limitations on new young drivers are very high these days. New young drivers want the same privilege as an older driver. It is common for young drivers to make mistakes as well as
According to Carnegie Mellon University the casualties’ rate for drivers 85 years and older is 4 times more higher than it is for teenagers who are considered are most reckless drivers. Penndot statistics shows that the number of crashes involving drivers age 65 and older in 2013 was up 12 percent from five years before. Voanews indicates that in a lot of elderly drivers accidents they mistaken the gas pedal for the brakes or vice versa. One fatality crash can affect and impact people for their whole lives. These crashes can occur in seconds. According to cdc.gov there were nearly 5,700 elderly drivers that were killed. Police are already busy enough the more we can reduce their work the more it will help keep our community safer; not only in crashes but the police can also focus more on preventing drug deals and gang fights. To put it another way we don’t want families to be stressed out on their elderly parents safety we want them to feel like their parents are safe, so they can go help other issues in this
2.) Yes, I do believe that my home state should have such a law because it's not safe for people with Alzheimer's disease to be on the roads driving. It's not safe, if they do not know where they are going. Many people with Alzheimer's disease, would probably get into car accidents and maybe even die, which is not good. If that law was put into action, then people with Alzheimer's disease would be more safer and their families, would not have to be worrying about them all the time.
Many people say that young drivers don’t have the knowledge about driving and that they wouldn’t know the rules of the roads. The truth is that they do because of some rules for permitted teens to follow. The rules include that they complete Driver’s Education before taking their permit exam, drive 50...
For most, driving is a feeling of freedom and an indulgence of happiness. People all over could easily tell you the wonderful feeling just being behind the wheel gives them. Although so many love the feeling of a steering wheel beneath their hands and a gas pedal under their feet, there are people who unfortunately do not receive the same free feeling of driving that most do. Well if someone has a license and a car they can have all the freedom of driving they want, right? One might say this, but think about certain groups of people who do not have this opportunity; teenagers and elders.
Again, it makes the headlines; an older driver causes a dangerous automobile crash. As the amount of elderly driving has increased in the past decade, the risk for others to be out on the road has increased. In 2012, there were 36 million licensed older drivers in the United States. (Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation (US)) As a 34% increase from 1999, it has been noted that seniors are driving past their ability by an average of 10 years. (Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation (US)). Elderly continue to drive despite the prominent physiological changes that worsen as they age. The amount of automobile collisions suggests that prevention must occur in order to make the roads safer. By examining older drivers’ medical complications, older drivers must be retested to be able to drive a vehicle.
If the driving age were increased say by two or two and a half years, then the driver is not only more likely to make better decisions, but their performance on the road may increase. By then, they would be more mature and may even focus on what is safe rather than what their peers perceive as “fun”. They would probably even have more experience if the age for a provisional license remained the same. Then, I believe, accidents would decrease as well as save
The main reason the driving age should be raised, it will be a decrease in car accidents for 16-18 year-olds. Driving is one of the most dangerous things people do on a day to day basis. Teenagers are at a high risk of being in an accident than an older driver. A study show of car crashes during the past two years found a high proportion of newly licensed drivers have serious accidents. Drivers 16-18 are commonly known for speeding, fatigue, alcohol and not wearing seat belts lead to car crashes. More than 5,000 U.S. teens die each year in car crashes. The rate of crashes, fatal and nonfatal, per mile driven for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the rate for drivers ages 30 to 59, according to the National Highway Safety Administration.(.2...)
According to Dr. Masten, a researcher with California Department of Motor Vehicles states, "raising the driving age will only reduce crash rates temporarily" (O'Conner 26). This means that if the minimum driving age is raised, people will wait until they can freely get there license, which means the crash rates will still raise years later. However, rasing the driving age gives teens more time to mature in many ways. According to Robert Davis the author of the article "is 16 too young to drive a car?" States, " A new 17 or 18 year old driver is considered safer than a new 16-year-old driver" (Davis 249). This example, states that an older driver is better even if it is just a year or two later. This is because they were given time to mature emotionally and mentally even if they are just a little more mature it will still help save lives and put fewer risks within the community. Now that they are more mature they are less likely to make errors and will put less people in danger because they are more capable to think of long term
Sixteen year olds have a higher crash rate than drivers of any other age. “ in 2011, teenagers accounted for 10 percent of motor vehicle crash deaths” (Teen Driving Statistics). For this purpose, Many states have begun to raise the age limit by imposing restrictions on sixteen years old drivers. For example, limiting the number of passengers they can carry while driving. “The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released a report in May 2012 that showed that the risk of 16- or 17-year old drivers being killed in a crash increases with each additional teenage passenger in the vehicle. The risk increases 44 percent with one passenger; it doubles with two passengers, and quadruples with three or more passengers. The study analyzed crash data and the number of miles driven by 16- and 17-year olds” (Teen Driving Statistics). Another example, is that many people believe that teenage drivers have a race boy/girl mentality. This mean that when any teenager gets into a vehicle of any kind they get some type of thrilled or that the driving laws do not accommodate them in any way, shape, or form. They would go drag race ...
As expected, most if not all teens will disagree with that. But there are some safe teen drivers that are thrown into the bad teen driving category just because they are a teenager that drives. If there are some good teen drivers, then do all teens really need more drivers education? Samantha Williams is a senior at Winchester Community High School that has an answer to this question. “I do consider myself to be a safe driver. I’m always aware of my surroundings when I’m driving, and I always stay away from any distractions” (Question 1). She is intentionally aware of her surroundings and stays focused while driving. The government should not make more regulations and rules for all teen drivers when there are many teen drivers like Samantha on the roads. There are even some adults that believe not all teen drivers are bad drivers. Gregory explains, “ The teen driving issues are not about age and maturity as they are about making good choices and demonstrating exceptional behavior, whether they start that driving experience at 16, 17, or 18” (1). Many teens and parents seem to think the government has not made the best decisions recently when it comes to
In the article Crash Facts on the 16- to 19- Year-Old Age Group, written by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, it is stated that 11.1 percent of sixteen year old drivers are involved in car accidents. Sixteen year olds are less experienced and are accident prone 2.43 percent more than eighteen year olds. According to Ted Gregory, a Chicago Tribune reporter, in New Jersey, teenagers start driving at the age of seventeen unlike other states with a driving age of sixteen. After the law was enacted, the percentage in fatal accidents dropped 33 percent. This report proves that as teenagers get older, car accidents are less likely to happen. Many would argue that age is just a number and eighteen year olds cause many car accidents as well. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reported that in comparison to sixteen year olds, eighteen year olds are less likely to be involved in car accidents, with a rate of 8.67 percent. Sixteen year old drivers who are involved in car accidents are more likely than older drivers to cause accidents due to carelessness on the
Many accidents are caused because teenagers are unaware of driving risks and hazardous situations. One piece of evidence that shows that teenagers need driving experience appears in the following quote, “Teens are more likely than older drivers to underestimate dangerous situations or not be able to recognize hazardous situations,” ("Teen Drivers: Get the Facts"). Teenagers will not have enough driving experience if the driving age is lifted. If teenagers are allowed to drive at sixteen then they will be prepared to drive later on. The longer one waits to drive, the longer it takes for them to become prepared for the risks and hazards of