Ashley0986
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Maybe if people used their brains, we could find a solution to the health insurance "problem" that is actually going to work for people.
14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Elderly driver cited a... · 0 replies · -3 points
Well aren't we full of ourselves? I can do my own research - but if one decides to do so, and present it in a debate, than it had better be accurate, factual and certain: all problems with your research. I have no interest in looking at your articles, which I'm sure, lack as much substance as the other articles.
14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Elderly driver cited a... · 2 replies · -3 points
Direct quote from your third link (again, no statistics):
"the data on older drivers' braking times are not entirely clear. One problem is that different studies have used different definitions of older; that is, sometimes "older means 50, sometimes it could mean 70. Moreover, some studies find no slowing of reaction time with age."
Fourth link is the ONLY one you have provided so far that is remotely noteworthy although it does state that "little is known about the precise pattern of change, whereas evidence for sex differences is equivocal" but if we wanted to actually consider one of your prior links I suppose we could also consider that the elderly are just cautious. Please keep in mind the study sample is also from a select region, not located in America - yes, that does hold weight if you actually consider the scientific method.
BTW: no sight or hearing links yet? Couldn't find evidence to support that claim, could you?
Scanning the fifth I saw "There are special difficulties in finding RT [reaction time] for other types of stimulation: taste, smell, pain, etc. " which actually helps my case, but not yours - I saw nothing age related and have no interest digging into that article further.
Your first link (my reaction time is slower ;P ) says "A University of Michigan study suggests that, as we age, our brain connections break down, slowing up our physical response times." Suggests. Not definite and again no statistics (is it most or not, because that's the issue here). Beside that they talk about the brains hemispheres communicating more than would be normal for a younger brain, that's due to break down as we age but - did you know that other areas of the brain can actually compensate for damage and learn to do tasks originally performed in other areas of the brain? Meaning the brain is talking more but the job still gets done.
I'm not going to bother even skimming your final link. You want to be condescending but you haven't found anything that says MOST people deteriorate in those THREE (hearing, sight and reaction time) ways as they age. All of your links are about reaction time and MOST of the information is faulty and/or non-specific.
I was a CNA, AM going to school for nursing - I may have to bit my tongue on the reaction time but I am not backing down about aging and sight/hearing. If you want to attempt to prove me wrong than you should consider finding articles that address those issues and reading them yourself.