Question 7771
For what reason, among others, are older people considered a high-risk or vulnerable group in traffic?
- Because their ability to analyze a complex traffic situation improves.
- Because they often suffer hearing and vision loss.
- Because they react quickly in a dangerous situation.
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Correct answer: Because they often suffer hearing and vision loss.
As people age, many have more trouble seeing and hearing. Their field of vision narrows, they judge distances and speeds less accurately, and they have more trouble telling where a sound is coming from. This makes it harder to spot a hazard in time, which is why older people are a vulnerable group. Analyzing traffic and reacting also become harder for them, not easier.