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UCANTCME
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Yes and No !!!!!!!!!!
The new study found that drivers aged 65 and older are only about 16 percent likelier to cause a crash than drivers aged 25 to 64.
On the other hand, drivers aged 15 to 24 are 188 percent more likely than adult drivers to cause a crash.
According to the report, by 2025, drivers aged 65 and older will comprise one-quarter of the driving population.
But at the same time all drivers should be retested at least every 2 years just for everyones safety.
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Dr. Strangelove
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Depends. If they were good drivers early in life, they tend to remain good drivers. If they were bad drivers , on the other hand, I think they tend to get worse. Just my own observations. |
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thud.fan
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Better than who? As we get older, we tend to reduce our time behind the wheel. While this reduces the likelihood of being involved in a collision, inactivity means that we lose a little bit of our reflexes and perhaps our mental acuity. So does this mean that an elder is more dangerous than some young buck or doe with raging hormones or testosterone who have barely been around the block? I think that I'd rather take my chances with an elder. |
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Bub
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Define elderly for a better answer please? Insurance tables show almost any age group is better drivers than 16 - 21 year olds. |
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Joshua M
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-02-older-drivers-usat1a_N.htm
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
the UK requires you to retake your drivers test after a certain number of years for that very reason! |
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chris2EM
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Well...I wouldn't call them better than other drivers, but I wouldn't say they're the worst.
I feel safer with them driving a car than some young, inexperienced 18 year old girl yapping on a car phone and driving 90 mph on the freeway in a VW convertible. |
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kenbgray
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I think so. I have been driving for 60 years and nrver had any kind of a problem. |
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Pat S
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Some are, some aren't. But overall, they're better. At least that's what the statistics show. Insurance companies think so too, based on the lower rates seniors are charged.
Sure, I've seen older drivers go too slow and take forever to make a turn. But I've never seen one do a lawn job, drag race, or speed down a residential street with kids playing only feet away.
I'd rather encounter a slower senior.
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Friendly Stranger..
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In some cases yes, because elderly drivers take their time which can be helpful as it relates to traffic situations. Elderly drivers are not apt to make rash decisions because they drive at a slower pace. But for the most part the answer is no. The reason why Elderly drivers are hazardous is because their response time is greatly decreased due to age. It has to do with the decrease in eye sight, their brain functions are not as quick as a younger driver, and they tend to lose concentration because of the road conditions around them. The younger you are the more increased your concentration and your ability to make quicker decisions are. Elderly drivers are hazardous and that is why the age limits have changed in some states. |
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Just say Nobama!
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HELL NO. |
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Xbox360king
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No |
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Raquel
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they are slower that is for sure. that can be dangerous but also safe.
so yes!! |
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fleepflawp
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No. Slower doesn't mean safer. Too much caution can be a bad thing; it mucks up traffic and creates situations more likely to lead to an accident. Plus it's a pain in the frigging a** to be behind one. (Not to overgeneralize--there are plenty of elderly drivers who drive like normal people. Typically when you say "elderly driver" however you think of the sort who goes 15 in a 25, slows down to almost a stop every time they turn, takes 5-10 seconds to go when the light turns green, doesn't understnad the concept of merging onto a highway, etc.) |
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manny
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Define elderly the new 70 is 60 the new 60 is 50 the new 50 is 40 and life usually don't start at 40 for people who do 60 at 20 so how old is elderly' |
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I ♥ Rondo
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NOO, they are sloooow usually |
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MssWorldTraveller
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gosh no |
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Openly Straight
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They are better at driving everyone else nuts by driving 10 miles under the posted limit with their blinker always on. |
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