Should Old People Be Allowed to Drive
Should Old People be allowed to Drive?
The debate of whether old people should be allowed to drive is often brought up by younger drivers, the reality is that all able bodied people who are healthy should be able to drive but as old age arrives it is inevitable our health will decrease.
There are many different arguments on this subject and it is a wide spoken debate amongst road users, I will concentrate on both opinions and arrive at a conclusion as to whether old people should be allowed to drive.
A survey conducted on surveycentral.org showed 76.5% of people voted that old people should be able to drive if they can pass a driving test. (fig 1)
It would be immoral to say that old people should not be allowed to drive.
This kind of discrimination against old drivers is a major argument to allow old people to continue driving, basic human rights include the right to be treated with fairness, equality, dignity, respect and autonomy (3). if old people were not allowed to drive they should be provided with free transport and if that was not available it would be extremely difficult for old people to find a means of transport as it is much harder to climb onto buses when you get older. Buses are also usually filled with youngsters who may intimidate older people and endanger their safety. If old people are suddenly forced to rely on public transport it will cause a surge in the use of trains and buses.. If older people are able to pass their test and are able to see and hear without any serious problem, they should not be able to hold a license and go out and drive. Additionally there is the argument that old people cause accidents, this is a myth and as revealed by the DFT (Department for Transport) young drivers below the age of 20 are 12 times more likely to have caused a fatal accident than those aged 20-65 (4) It is quoted “young drivers were more likely to have lost control than old drivers”. If you analyze the situation, a person who driven
The debate of whether old people should be allowed to drive is often brought up by younger drivers, the reality is that all able bodied people who are healthy should be able to drive but as old age arrives it is inevitable our health will decrease.
There are many different arguments on this subject and it is a wide spoken debate amongst road users, I will concentrate on both opinions and arrive at a conclusion as to whether old people should be allowed to drive.
A survey conducted on surveycentral.org showed 76.5% of people voted that old people should be able to drive if they can pass a driving test. (fig 1)
It would be immoral to say that old people should not be allowed to drive.
This kind of discrimination against old drivers is a major argument to allow old people to continue driving, basic human rights include the right to be treated with fairness, equality, dignity, respect and autonomy (3). if old people were not allowed to drive they should be provided with free transport and if that was not available it would be extremely difficult for old people to find a means of transport as it is much harder to climb onto buses when you get older. Buses are also usually filled with youngsters who may intimidate older people and endanger their safety. If old people are suddenly forced to rely on public transport it will cause a surge in the use of trains and buses.. If older people are able to pass their test and are able to see and hear without any serious problem, they should not be able to hold a license and go out and drive. Additionally there is the argument that old people cause accidents, this is a myth and as revealed by the DFT (Department for Transport) young drivers below the age of 20 are 12 times more likely to have caused a fatal accident than those aged 20-65 (4) It is quoted “young drivers were more likely to have lost control than old drivers”. If you analyze the situation, a person who driven