Driving seems like a simple task, after all most people in the world do it in what seems to be an effortless way. What people fail to talk about are the difficulties of driving after doing it for such a long time, specifically when you reach your elderly years. Elderly drivers are faced with multiple issues when driving on the road, including weather conditions that make them experience fear about driving, medical complications and health status that affect the way they drive, and age-related vulnerabilities that alter the way they used to drive as an adult. Elderly drivers should be required to reapply for their driving licenses to not only ensure the people around them are safe, but also to ensure their own safety. As people become older, …show more content…
Heavy rain or snow can cause them to lose control due to the street and cars no longer able to be seen clearly. They begin to lose control from trying to stay on the road, leading to an accident. Since older people have worse vision than younger people, they have a more difficult time driving through the rain or snow. Elderly drivers may also decide to avoid driving during the bad weather conditions, but weather is spontaneous. If bad weather suddenly occurs while they’re driving, they will not be able to stop and immediately lead to panic. They also have the fear of not seeing other cars or people while driving in bad conditions, which causes the anxiety to affect their driving even more due to their focus being on how they can’t see the road. Younger people are more likely to pull to the side of the road and wait until the bad conditions pass, but older people are more likely to only focus on driving through it rather than pull to the side of the road. Weather conditions are a bigger factor for elderly drivers rather than younger drivers due to their existing vision problems and effects of fear. If an elderly loved one insists on driving, take them to retake their driving test to determine if they will not only put others in danger but also themselves in danger while on the road. When elderly drivers
Teens look forward to turning sixteen so they can drive. Driving is now considered normal for young, immature teens. Parents think of it as a blessing to them. If parents would look back to how they drove and acted when they first started driving it would be a different story. In the essay “driving to the funeral,” Anna Quindlen bluntly expresses why teens shouldn’t drive at a young age.
There is a elders drivers on the road today. If they were to ever to get in an accident they would most likely get hurt. Statistically speaking per mile traveled fatal crashes increase at the age of 75 and rise sharply after the age of 80. If they get into accidents and get injured if the crash was serious enough they could do some pretty bad damage to them or others. Therefore, elders drivers around the age of 75 and 80 fatal crashes increase.
In truth, people only half accurate about alcohol causing accident where people are killed. Drunk driving is what’s killing people and older adults drink and drive. It’s as if the blame of drunk driving is only on young adults. Matt Nagin writes, “…According to M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), in 2010 the highest drunk driving rates were found amongst those ages 21 to 25 (23.4%)…” (n.pag). Older adults are drinking and driving and being irresponsible.
Driving is apart of most teens, and adults lives for many years. There are many exciting moments from getting a license to cramming as many friends in into a car (Zermike 6-7). On the other hand there are terrifying moments from being involved in a car accident, to losing your life, and your friends life. It is important for teens to realize the responsibilities that come with driving.
As the driver 's attitude to safety will be within having more responsibility of driving more careful making it more easy for people to feel safe. Therefore,this case of raising the driving age
Source B states “Teen drivers between the ages of 16 and 19 are nearly three times more likely than older drivers to be involved in an automobile crash.” Source B goes on to state “...inexperience--not age--that causes accidents and that teens need the ability to drive as much as anyone else.” Parents have a huge amount of influence on their children. For that reason, parents should encourage their children to go to Driver’s Ed. Adding on, it’s apparent that some if not most parents may not have the time or the money to do so.
Raising the driving age would cause transportation difficulties in families. Lobbyists might argue that these problems could be worked out by individual families and riding together would support family bonding. However, this is not necessarily true. It is easier in today 's world to have multiple drivers in the family due to chaotic schedules. Kids
“Slow response time, loss of clarity in vision and hearing, loss of muscle strength and flexibility, drowsiness due to medications, and a reduction in the ability to focus or concentrate” are all effects of aging identified in Westport News’s March 2010 article “Should elderly drivers be retested?” 2. Although some older drivers try to make up for these disabilities by driving more cautious, driving below the speed limit can cause more dangers. B. Cause 2: The trend of increases in fatal accidents involving elderly people is partially due to an increased susceptibility to injury and medical complications within this age group. Transition 3: While car accidents involving the elderly is a widespread issue, there are multiple solutions that can be implemented to reduce the likelihood of this occurring.
Many people believe that age doesn’t matter, it’s only the experience that does. Others say age plays a big role due to the fact that the younger the people are, the less mature they act. There are so many reasons to why the driving age should be raised. Thousands of people wonder what could be done to prevent all these tragic fatalities and between all those debates raising the legal age for driving has been the most controversial. Car accidents are reported every day.
Should the Driving Age Be Raised to 18? I take the position that the driving age should not be raised to 18. Many people believe that 16 year olds are too young to drive. However, many 16 to 17 year olds and their families disagree. Teens enjoy their freedom, and not all teens are stereotypically “wild” or “out of hand” on the road.
Many young adults have jobs to attend, they become more responsible by making sure that they are at work on time. Drivers are responsible for their own speed limit, they need to be clear of what speed they are traveling. An individual needs to be sure that they have plenty of gas to get them to their destination they are traveling. The driver is responsible for everyone in the vehicle that they are operating. Driving gives an individual more freedom.
Learning to drive is a privilege that I strongly believe teens should keep, and here is why. Driving is an extremely dangerous task, but if you teach people while their brains are still maturing, it makes the process simpler and safer. Learning at a young age to drive is much safer than learning when you are of an older age because your brain is still adaptable. You will be able to learn quicker because your growing mind haven't fully developed. That being the case, your brain is still malleable.
David Odom Rafael Gonzales English 102 13 February 2018 Driving slow in the fast lanes Driving can be frustrating. It doesn 't matter when, where, or what but its frustrating. An issue that needs to be addressed is Arizona drivers who drive slow in the fast lane. Little do they know this adds extra danger as well as frustration to the equation.
Seat Belt Laws Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for people ages 1-54 in the United States every year. Seat belts are the most effective way to prevent some of these deaths. With that being said, primary seat belt laws should be recognized and made illegal not to wear a seatbelt when riding in a car in all 50 states. While wearing a seat belt, injuries and fatalities are less likely to occur in an accident. Too many people disregard the risks they are taking when they choose not to wear a seatbelt in a car.
An end to drunk driving When driving a vehicle, thinking about the effects it will have on others might be the last thing on a person 's mind. Getting into an accident can be horrific, especially if the cause is drunk driving. Drunk drivers put lives at risk, as they can swerve uncontrollably and crash into innocent bystanders or other drivers. Automobile accidents occur daily, whether it is from a distracted driver, drunk driver or a sudden crash. However, drunk driving accidents and deaths related to them are totally preventable.