My topic that I researched was elderly driving. “An average of 586 older adults are injured every day in crashes”. Elderly driving is very different than just a normal mid-age driver. When driving at an older age you need to have the mental skills to be able to drive. Some of the things that slow down as you get older are, slowdown in response time, a loss of vision and hearing, a loss of muscle strength and flexibility, and lower tolerance of alcohol. All of these are important to driving and increase the risk of getting in to a accident. There are many signs that an elderly person should stop driving. Some of the signs are getting lost frequently, responding more slowly to unexpected situations, or having trouble moving their foot from the
