Research shows that starting at age sixty-five, elderly drivers are more likely to be involved in deadly, multicar accidents. Although seniors understandably value the independence that comes with having a driver’s license, some people should not be behind the wheel. Should one license last forever, or should elderly drivers be required to undergo periodic reevaluation?” We want to decrease in deadly car accidents, so we should start these evaluations, because there might be many elderly who still have the capabilities to drive but there’re many who aren’t capable. About a month ago I tuned in a local news channel and they were talking about a deadly car accident, two survived but 2 others died and one of the drivers was a 63 year old man, who
When a teen gets to that age all they think about is driving, but when they turn that age parents just begin to worry. “Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research group funded by the auto insurance industry, acknowledged the idea is "a tough sell," but noted that car crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers” (Irvine). That is a big statistic to ignore. Pennsylvania had 242 deaths which involved a teenage driver in 2008, third among all 50 states behind that of Texas, 650 deaths, and Florida with 516 deaths (California DMV). Teenagers are reckless and we must do everything reasonable to prevent deaths.
Old people who drive would be happy if that was the case they could argue that they have more experience on the road than any other drivers, on the other hand the roads are really busy these days and the amount of accidents on the roads in 1 year is ridiculous. With fewer drivers on the road there will be a lot less accidents. The test is to test their capability and it’s to protect them and others on the road. Another
Candy Lightner and other mothers like her became the voices of countless numbers of needless victims that didn’t have to die. Before 1980 the laws against driving under the influence were lacking to say the least, matter of fact they were nonexistent. First time and repeat offenders were not being punished severely enough, if at all. Before 1980 drunk driving “accidents” were considered unfortunate but were still socially accepted. After the creation of MADD in 1980 and a combination of other activist groups, drunk driving fatalities are down 40%.
Their high crash rates per 100,000 miles driven are matched only by drivers age 85+ (Janke, Masten, McKenzie, Gebers, & Kelsey, 2003). The over involvement of teenagers in crashes is not unique to California; it is a problem nationwide and worldwide (Twisk, 1996; Williams, 1996). In fact, traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers across the United States (Foss & Goodwin, 2003; Jonah, 1986; Mayhew & Simpson, 1999; Shope & Molnar, 2003). High teen crash risk is due to a number of factors, including an obvious fundamental lack of driving skill. However, contrary to what one might think, the evidence suggests that poor vehicle control skills account for only 10% of novice driver crashes; the remaining 90% is accounted for by factors such as inexperience, immaturity, inaccurate risk perception, overestimation of driving skills, and risk taking (Edwards, 2001).
The risk of a teen getting into a wreck increases by 44 percent with one teenage passenger and quadruples with 3 or more passengers. When teens get into crashes they are not only putting themselves at risk of injury but also other innocent drivers. Many teenagers are not careful while driving and that is why the number of teens killed in car wrecks are so high. Young teenagers are most of the time not very responsble. They do not pay attention as much as an older driver would and that can cause many crashes.
Should The Legal Driving Age Be Raised? Most accidents today are caused by young teenage drivers. Most 16 year olds can’t wait to get a license and get behind the wheel of an automobile, that’s exactly how I was also. I'm interested in this matter because of curious reasons as far as what other people think, an how they feel about the legal driving age today. It's a pretty common discussion among just about everybody, mostly teenagers.
Maturity plays a big part of the reason why the MLDA should stay the same. Anyone under the age of 21 is most likely to be not mature or responsible enough. Being responsible as a teenager can be tough, especially when there is alcohol involved. The article “The minimum drinking age: facts and fallacies” by Traci Toomey, Carolyn Rosefeld, and Alexander Wagenaar states that from 1970 to 1975 the legal drinking age in the United States was lowered to eighteen, nineteen or twenty in 29 states. The article goes on to say that several studies show that the lowered MLDA in the 29 states had an immediate impact on motor vehicles crashes increased among teens.
The penalties for drunk driving need to be a lot harsher than they are currently. DUI offenders should suffer the third tier penalties for the first offense, regardless of the social status (Rich 2012). Most of these people are only charged with level one, on a scale of one to five, but many never see the minimum twenty-four hour jail time. There are many times I see firsthand drunk drivers get no bond and a custody release. This means that any sober legally licensed driver over the age of eighteen can sign the offenders out.
Persuasive Essay Janelle Logemann College Writing Period 7 1-23-12 The United States Department of Transportation estimates that two thirds of fatalities are at least partially caused by aggressive driving. The speed limits should not be changed on the highways and interstates because the faster people are allowed to drive, the more reckless they may become. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reviewed insurance claims, police reports, and newspapers from 16 cities revealing 10,037 incidents of aggressive driving between 1990 and 1996, resulting in 218 deaths and more than 12,610 injures. In Illinois approximately 32 percent of all fatal crashes are speed-related. As the number of vehicles operating at higher speeds on 65 mph interstates is increased it results in a chance of collisions due to increased speed variance and greater risk of fatality resulting from higher crash impact speeds.