According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “aging affects elderly drivers in a number of ways: safe elderly drivers require the complex coordination of many different skills.” Mental and physical capability of an elderly person, can have an impact on the way they drive. For example, a certain person might lose the ability to concentrate or stay focus, their flexibility and strength might decrease, or they might lose their hearing and eyesight. Because of these reasons senior drivers should be tested often to see if they should stop driving permetaily or for part time. Another agency called Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, explains since each person is different we do not know what their capabilities are based on another person, so testing them would be the most efficient way to see where they are heading. According to this agency, “the most common error made in senior-involved crashes is failure to yield the right-of-way. Seniors are cited for this error more often than younger drivers.” No one wants to take away a person’s driver's license, but if someone poses a great danger out on the road, then they should be tested to see if they are still capable to drive. This agency also state the more people who are driving while impaired the higher …show more content…
The following are five signs to consider if you are one of those persons. One sign is being given multiple traffic tickets by the law enforcement. A second sign is reckless driving, causing you to drive in the middle of the road, easily be distracted, and have other drivers blare their horns at you. A third sign is having trouble seeing if a car is coming up on the passing lane and cutting to close in front of another car if you are in the passing lane. A fourth sign is having trouble following the law such as road signs, traffic signals, and pavement marks. A final sign is easily getting lost, mostly in familiar