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How useful is all the information I have collected or read in the article? Is it reliable?
The information i have collected is very reliable as it is all from official webpages giving unbiased information, also most of the information is not connected to the argument, i have just gathered it myself to support the argument.
The most important parts of the information are that more elderly people are the cause of car accidents than young or middle aged people, because of this if the elderly did not drive, the number of car accidents will rapidly decrease. Also medical problems originating in the eye are more common in the elderly, than in young people, because of this they are more likely to have ‘blackspots’ on the eye, this is when there are areas of the eye that cannot see, but the person will see a blur of things from around the ‘Blackspot’ so they will not legalise there is a problem. When I look at the information I have collected, these are the patterns I have found out, the older the person the more likely they have an eye problem. Also the older the driver the more likely they are to cause a car accident.
I can now answer the question that I have been researching. My answer to the question is that elderly people should have to pass a medical exam before being allowed to continue to drive, but they should also have the opportunity to drive.
The reasons I have made this decision are that because of equal rights, the elderly have the right to drive if they want, but I believe they should have to pass a medical as they are more susceptible to eye problems.
People the economy and the environment are affected by decisions we make. My decision could have the following effects. Elderly people could feel prejudice against them as other drivers do not need to pass a medical, also it would be very hard to distinguish an age at which a medical would take place, as some 70 year olds could be medical more fit than some 60year olds.
