| Experts have successfully identified some of | | | | diseases including diabetes, which causes |
| the major causes of car accidents, and a | | | | vision to blur. The reflexes of an elderly |
| driver distraction such as using a cell | | | | person are also slower. This in turn slows |
| phone, is one of them. However, apart from | | | | down the reaction time of an elderly driver |
| driver distractions, another major factor | | | | making it difficult to make split-second |
| that experts have identified as a cause of | | | | decisions that could prevent an accident. |
| car accidents is the age of the driver. | | | | Older people tire easily, making driving |
| Studies have shown that there is a higher | | | | longer distances a challenge. This could lead |
| incidence of car accidents among drivers in | | | | to an elderly person falling asleep at the |
| certain age groups. These groups include | | | | wheel, causing a serious, if not deadly, |
| young people between the ages of 16 and 20 | | | | accident. Many elderly Americans are facing |
| who are inexperienced drivers and the elderly | | | | the day when their driver's license will be |
| who are 70 years or older. The elderly have | | | | taken away. Unfortunately, when an elderly |
| certain physiological manifestations that | | | | person has severe limitations behind the |
| develop with old age that can hinder their | | | | wheel, there is no other choice. Taking away |
| driving ability.One of the most common | | | | a driver's license to someone who is used to |
| problems the elderly face is poor vision. | | | | independence is a tough step, but it does |
| Poor vision is not only a complication of old | | | | help save the lives of many elderly drivers |
| age, but it is also a complication of many | | | | and ensures the safety of others on the road. |