Teenage and Elderly Driving

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how for teenagers who seek liberty and thrill and for elderly people who want to escape loneliness and isolation, car driving can be and has been, as statistics have shown, a very dangerous weapon. The paper reveals that the brain of a 16-year-old is not developed enough to adequately respond to impulse control. The paper also shows how drivers 75 years old and older had a higher rate of fatal accidents nationwide in 2001 and 2002. The paper suggests proposals to ensure the health and safety of teenage and older drivers.

From the Paper:

"The Registry of Motor Vehicles reported that approximately a third of 16-year-old drivers got involved in serious crashes in Massachusetts alone (The Boston Globe 2006). A National Institutes of Health study found that the brain of a 16-year-old is not developed enough to adequately respond to impulse control and parental admonition or pressure cannot control that part of their youngster's brain, which weighs risks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also reported that 16-year-olds crash their cars thrice as much as 17-year-old new drivers and alcohol was not a major factor in the phenomenon."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Associated Press. (2003). State Has No Special Rules for Older Drivers' Licenses. Journal Sentinel
• Boston Globe, The. (2006). The Right Driving Age. Editorial. The New York Times Company
• Insurance Information Institute. (2006). Teen Drivers. Insurance Information Institute media. Insurance Information Institute, Inc.
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (1999). Factors that Affect Auto Insurance Age and Its Impact. Fatality Facts. Automobile Insurance. http://www.ohioinsurance.org/factbook2000/chapterone/chapter_one4.htm
• Murphy, Kathleen. (2004). Elderly Drivers Pose Growing Challenge for States and Auto Insurance. Insurance Journal: Wells Publishing, Inc.

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