While I agree with most of the rights senior citizens are currently entitled to, there’s always room for change. One of the changes I propose is the senior citizens’ driving law. I believe there should be a cautionary driving law regarding senior citizens. Senior citizens over the age of 75 (with no disabilities making them more prone to cause an accident) should not be allowed to handle a motor vehicle without supervision on the passenger seat by a person over the age of 21 with a driver’s license. Drivers over the age of 70 with eye-sight disabilities, arthritis, or any other disability that can cause them to have an accident should not be allowed to handle a motor-vehicle since they are more prone to cause accidents on the road.
Senior citizens have the right to chose whether they should be cared for or not in a senior citizen retirement home. I believe senior citizens should be cared for if it puts their health at stake regardless if they don’t agree with the situation. If a senior citizen loses their life in a senior citizen home due to lack of care for their health state, it is frowned upon the retirement home, not concerning whether or not the elderly wanted to be taken care of. Retirement homes should always take care of the senior citizens living in the home and be able to maintain them at their healthiest.
Senior citizens shouldn’t have to go through mandatory retirement as long as they have the health state, and requirements to qualify them for the job. Older employees require less training and supervision, are as productive, and are more likely to stay in the job longer. Older employees usually acquire more knowledge and training throughout the years, making them highly qualified and sometimes even more qualified than someone just starting out in a job. As long as the person is highly fit and qualified for a job, I don’t think mandatory requirement is necessary.
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