The brakes of the two-ton 1983 white Cadillac El Dorado screech to a halt. But for the 15-year old Jen Smith, it is too late. The county coroner picks up her severed head ten minutes later, never to see her mother or baby brother ever again. The driver of the Cadillac is 96-year-old Tom Dasson, legally blind, but still a licensed driver. In 1995 senior citizens accounted for 13% of all traffic fatalities, 13% of all vehicle occupant fatalities, and 18% of all pedestrian fatalities. Its time the government and law enforcement recognize this staggering accident rate caused by the impairments of old age.
Americans are living longer healthier lives. In that you could not contest the fact that senior drivers is on the rise. Not high school seniors but senior citizens 65 years of age and older. So what’s the problem with increased seniors on the road? What can we do to yield better safety amongst
In conclusion, M.A.D.D. has impounded our media and life with a campaign against drunk driving. Laws have become stricter and M.A.D.D. has showed if we want laws to change we must speak in majority. So I encourage you to join the P.I.S.S.E.D.(Persons Injured by Substandard Elderly Drivers) organization. Call The American the American Association for Retired Persons(AARP) at 800-424-3410 and lets get these impaired driver off the roads. I think its time that our elders took a back seat. Because the more old folks we got behind the wheel, the more P.I.S.S.E.D. people will get.
If we want our roads to be safer certain measures should be taken. Mandatory retesting for a driver’s license after the age of at least 70 should be given. Then at the age of 75, and annually after 80. Another solution that parallels with this retesting is a driving course/program founded by the AARP(American Association for Retired Pe
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