Should The Elderly Receive Free Bus Rides

The sample essay I chose was “Should the Elderly Get Free Bus Rides?” By Webmaster. In this sample essay the author addresses the topic of whether or not the elderly should get bus rides for free. The author uses common essay format to organize his thoughts and uses facts to support his opinions. The author uses statistics and facts to support why the elderly should receive a discount but not ride for free. I chose the essay because its finds a way to appease both sides without creating too much conflict.

Lack of transportation can sometimes force an elderly people to disengage. They may be unable to attend health meetings, appointments, to see family members etc. This can affect the elderly individuals as this could have an impact on their mental and physical health as they will disengage and no longer

Due to the toughness of these young

Discuss the implications for aging individuals and aging societies of (1) increasing life expectancy, and (2) increasing numbers of older persons living with chronic conditions such as diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

Lauri Monroe SOC 304 2/1/16 First Essay The Stigma of Race and Class When I think about riding the bus, my thoughts are; how long it will take me to get there?

Often times seniors with disabilities or illnesses are not able to drive themselves to and from appointments and/or cannot feasibly utilize public transportation. This can cause a serious problem for a senior hoping to remain independent at their own home. One of Comfort Keepers most popular senior care services is local transportation to and from engagements. From doctors appointments and therapy sessions to social engagements and shopping trips, your senior loved one is

We have all had the experience of being stuck behind someone that is either driving too slow, swerving, or breaking way too early; then when we drive up next to them its 9 times out of 10 an elderly driver. I believe that at the age of 75, and older, maybe even a little younger, yearly driving, medical, and vision exams need to be done to renew their licenses. This process can reduce the number of accidents involving seniors, and even help to reduce road rage situations for other drivers on the road. Now I am not trying to say that all accidents are caused by seniors, because younger drivers are responsible for, and are involved in a greater number of serious road traffic crashes than seniors. (Carvel 2002) The point I am trying to make is

Have you ever considered taking the buses, not the car, to your destination? According to his essay “The Bus, a Modern Panacea,” Lester Detroit states that the VTA system offers a fundamental solution for not only the SJSU student but includes most people who commutes to school or work. He claims that cars have the negative side effects for the environment problems; furthermore, cars are the problem of both traffic congestion and wasting time and money. He insists that students should “drop their car culture and create a new bus culture.” Bus is the “cure-all solution” for students. As for students, I strongly disagree with Detroit’s point of view that VTA system is a suitable transportation for students to commute. It is important for students to realize that not a lot of people know how to transit, taking the bus is inconvenient, safety concern, and pollution.

Transportation is an important aspect in the senior’s population when it comes to getting around to places like their doctor appointment or their daily morning program. Many older adults that do not have a family member to take them around depend on the public transportation such as buses, train, and taxi. In Boston, The MBTA provide a special program called The Ride that provided transportation to the elderly with a low cost. There are also other senior insurance companies that also provide their transportation through other transportation company. More than 20% of American at age 65 years old and older do not drive according to the federal government’s National Household Travel Survey (Abrahms, 2013) and in America, there about 8.4 million

Drivers over 70 should be off the roads! People over the age of 70 who cannot operate a vehicle responsibly should not be licensed to drive. The state should require everyone who turns 70 they to repeat their road driving exam for reinstatement of their license. In addition, every year after to weed out unsafe drivers, which dramatically reduces the amount of accidents caused by the elderly drivers. Three factors often contribute to these statistics: poor judgement in making left-hand turns; drifting within the traffic lane; and decreased ability to change behavior in response to an unexpected or rapidly changing situation. It is inevitable, we are all going to get old and will face the pressures of society

One reason elderly people should have to take a driving test every year is because there will be a decrease in car accidents, also because there will be less elder related car accidents. And the elders will be able to learn how to stop elder related car accidents. Also people will be able to stop elder related car accidents before they even occur. And fifty eight percent of car accidents are caused by accidents on the road, and elders taking a driving test every year will help that percentage. Family of elders want their family to stay safe and will encourage them to learn how to drive better. And families of elders can help by encouraging people to make a law saying elders should be required to take a driving test every year.

I would like to focus and investigate the lack of age appropriate transportation services for the elderly and people with disabilities. The issue of transportation becomes a major concern when the elderly and people who are disabled develop uncontrollable age related illnesses and are no longer healthy to drive. Losing the privilege to drive brings independence to an end and forces the elderly to stay at home which may lead to despair and other emotions. Therefore, it is essential to provide our senior citizens and people with disabilities with reliable transportation to help them maintain their independence. It is important to create reliable services to support them in making choices about how they want to live the last years of their

adults older patients are more frail and they have more complex health issues causing them to

Additionally, many elderly people experience side effects from prescription medications and are not even aware of it. A report conducted by AAA determined that “prescription medications pose a threat to traffic safety, with only twenty-eight percent of seniors fifty-five or older aware of the potential impact those drugs can have on their driving” (Many Elderly Drivers). For example, some medicines commonly taken for anxiety or insomnia can cause confusion, drowsiness, decreased motor skills, and impaired memory” (Reutter). The Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported, “elderly citizens made up nine percent of the residential population, but accounted for fourteen percent of all traffic fatalities, and caused seventeen percent of all pedestrian fatalities” (qtd. Murphy). These numbers are particularly frightening now because the U.S. Census Bureau projects that there will be “9.6 million people aged eighty-five and older by 2030: up seventy-three percent from today” (Older Americans). “Road safety analysts predict that by 2030, when all baby boomers are at least sixty-five, they will be responsible for twenty-five percent of all crashes” (Davis & DeBarros). Lawmakers have acknowledged this issue. However, it is

I believe in giving up your seat for elderly people. My grandmother taught me that.