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Essay / Driving Tests for Seniors - 960
I believe that people over 75 should not be allowed to drive without taking an agility test. Those who do not pass this test have their driving license revoked. Initially, all novice drivers must pass an agility test as well as an eye exam before receiving a driver's license. As we age, our vision and agility abilities may diminish. Therefore, all older drivers should take an agility test in order to maintain this license. In most cases, old age is a time of “revision, retirement and adaptation to new social roles involving diminishing strength and health” (Berk, L. (2007) PAGE ??). However, in rare cases, older people are still very healthy. In a situation like this, I think it would be acceptable for an older person to be able to drive. agility should be performed, to separate those who are still healthy and have the ability to drive from those who are in poor health and are unable to drive. Many people would say that there is not a certain. age to consider people to be elderly there is no specific age at which one can be called an "elderly person", 70 being the common age to be perceived as an elderly person. Most people are retired and receiving full Social Security benefits beginning to notice a decline in their former abilities. They don't go out as much as they used to, mainly because their age is starting to limit the things they were able to accomplish. There are people who would say that teenagers are more reckless than older people. Although it is widely known that teenagers are often involved in dangerous driving activities such as racing, reckless driving, loading a car beyond its normal capacity...... middle of paper ...... actual ability to drive a vehicle correctly. Thanks to advances in health and nutrition, the number of older people is currently increasing. More and more older drivers are clinging to the independence their cars give them, even as they lose the ability to control these vehicles, leading to more accidents. CITE THIS today) Works Cited APA Style Citation: Snyder, B. (May 21, 2010). Which age group causes the greatest number of car accidents?. Retrieved February 10, 2011, from http://ezinearticles.com/?Which-Age-Group-Causes-the-Most-Car-Accidents?&id=4339406MLA Style Citation: Snyder, Bryan "Which age group causes the most 'car accidents?' Which age group causes the most car accidents?. May 21. 2010 EzineArticles.com. February 10, 2011Accidents?&id=4339406>.