A recent article published on April 18, 2015 in El Paso Times newspaper mentions that two men on a motorcycle suffered injuries after being struck by a car. The driver of the car was an older woman (65 years old), she was driving a sport car on the east in Trowbridge. The person on the motorcycle who was driving suffered injuries in his hip and wrist and the passenger get really serious head injuries. Both persons were taken to the University Medical Center for treatment. El Paso Police Department 's Special Traffic Investigations still investigating the fatal accident of the motorcycle. Although clearly the fault was of the old woman who does not have the skills to handle the car. Statistics of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show that
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Cognition is the mental process, like the attention, visual search or the working memory. Reduced cognition associated with old age, like Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease can also affect driving (AmericanFamilyPhysician). Some signs of elderly people are having two or three accidents in a short period of time, confusion while driving to someplace, thinking that the speed limits are too high and others who are the co-driver not feeling comfortable riding in the car with the driver (HealthTalk.org). To drive correctly, people must need to pay attention to many things at once and react to sudden changes. They need to make quicker decisions and act in time to avoid accidents and stay safe. As people get older, they react, think and process information more slowly. For them it becomes more difficult to do two things at the same time.
On the other hand, many people say that elderly people should drive cars because when they are driving they feel independent and feel good with themselves. They with the age need help with everything and driving is one of the things they can do on their own to get to and from other places. However, people do not think about all the aspects that a good driver needs and elderly person do not have. Also, they do not think of the danger for the society if they drive on the streets. This is all to insure the safety of the public, and the safety of the senior, as
Cognition is the mental process, like the attention, visual search or the working memory. Reduced cognition associated with old age, like Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease can also affect driving (AmericanFamilyPhysician). Some signs of elderly people are having two or three accidents in a short period of time, confusion while driving to someplace, thinking that the speed limits are too high and others who are the co-driver not feeling comfortable riding in the car with the driver (HealthTalk.org). To drive correctly, people must need to pay attention to many things at once and react to sudden changes. They need to make quicker decisions and act in time to avoid accidents and stay safe. As people get older, they react, think and process information more slowly. For them it becomes more difficult to do two things at the same time.
On the other hand, many people say that elderly people should drive cars because when they are driving they feel independent and feel good with themselves. They with the age need help with everything and driving is one of the things they can do on their own to get to and from other places. However, people do not think about all the aspects that a good driver needs and elderly person do not have. Also, they do not think of the danger for the society if they drive on the streets. This is all to insure the safety of the public, and the safety of the senior, as