Typically, how does ageing affect people's driving ability?
- A Older people take more risks
- B Older people overestimate their ability
- C Older people have slower reactions
- D Older people are less likely to obey road signs
Why this is the answer
As people age, their reactions tend to slow and they can take longer to assess hazards. Do not try to rush them, but be tolerant and patient.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- Older people take more risks — Older drivers generally take fewer risks, not more.
- B
- Older people overestimate their ability — Overestimating ability is more typical of the newly qualified.
- D
- Older people are less likely to obey road signs — Compliance with signs tends to be better with age, not worse.
Where this comes from
- Driving: the essential skills — section 1
- The Highway Code — rule 216
- NSD
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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Asked in: Driving Instructor (ADI Part 1)
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