Medical Screening Argumentative Essay

Many people are aware of the fact that fifteen to twenty-four year olds are involved in the most automobile accidents. The knowledge that people are lacking is that the age group of fifty-five and above is responsible for the most car accidents per mile driven. In addition, research shows that a person’s safe driving ability begins to decline at the age of fifty-five and rapidly depreciating after the age of seventy-five (Yassuda, Wilson, and Mering 526). Furthermore, a projected fifty million drivers over the age of sixty-five will be on the roads by the year of 2020 (qtd. in Yassuda, Wilson, and Mering 525). In order to compensate for these increasing risks, medical screening should be a requirement before someone renews his/her driver’s license once they reach a certain age.

Currently, any Ohio driver can renew their license as long as they can prove their identity, pass a vision test, and pay the renewal fee. However, a close relative of mine failed to complete his vision test and was still awarded with renewal.

One of them includes creating an abundance of focus groups in order to help senior citizens cope with their licenses being seized. The focus groups, or study circles, would also help new non-renewers find other means of transportation, and options for them to continue to explore areas away from home. Group learning is also thought to be a major part of these study circles, helping with the emotional part of driving cessation (Yassuda, Wilson, and Mering 536). Along with these benefits, drivers close to cessation would have the opportunity to join these groups in hope of keeping them open minded, and easing the transition from driving daily to becoming somewhat mobility restricted. However, there is no guarantee that seniors will be open to participating in the focus groups and no promises of an easy