Question 5913
Elderly people, as pedestrians...
- tend to have more accidents when they are accompanied.
- tend to have few accidents because they are more careful.
- may not distinguish the colors of traffic lights well when the roadway is very wide.
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Correct answer: may not distinguish the colors of traffic lights well when the roadway is very wide.
Vision worsens with age, and many older adults have trouble distinguishing traffic light colors, especially when the street is very wide. They have more accidents when alone than when accompanying children, and far from having few accidents, they are the group with the most pedestrian deaths. In the image, an older man is crossing a wide street while the pedestrian signal is green.