Elderly Drivers

All was well on a sunny July afternoon at a Santa Monica farmers’ market, where loads of people were gathered outdoors collecting fruit, and enjoying their day. Heart rates increased and tragedy struck as a 1992 Buick emerged into the scene at top speed. The car uncontrollably succeeded in knocking stands over disastrously, managing to steal ten innocent lives, and send about forty to the hospital. The driver, Russel Weller, was an 86-year-old man.
This tragedy revived an issue already controversial: senior driving. It raised questions about when it is safe for seniors to continue driving, and when it is time to take away the keys.
Elderly drivers are not necessarily terrible drivers, however nobody can deny that the skills necessary for driving deteriorate with age. The older we get, the weaker our senses become. The majority of us begin to find prescription glasses essential in order to sharpen our sight, and hearing aids to enhance our hearing. Reaction time play...