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7.1
A. Mandatory testing for drivers older than 65 who wish to keep their drivers licenses. This policy would be
implemented by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
B.
- To ensure that drivers older than 65 will not cause harm to themselves and other while driving.
- Eliminate negative stereotypes that claim that all elderly drivers are bad.
- Help to make other drivers feel safer on the road.
C.
- (3) This is the most important benefit because making sure that drivers over 65 still have the neccessary
skills to be good drivers could save lives and reduce the number of crashes.
- (2) This benefit is very important because by guaranteeing that all drivers over 65 are just as safe drivers
as drivers of any other age will eliminate harmful stereotypes, even ones not associated with driving.
- (1) This is the least important benefit because peace of mind can be a false and dangerous thing. Risks
of crashes involving elderly drivers would still exist, and peace of mind cannot help the driving public avoid
reality.
7.2
A. The three most important costs involved in implementing this policy would be costs involving updating the
databases of the DMV, hiring more driving test administrators and adding more work hours to an administrators
day to accommadate for the amount of elderly drivers taking driving tests, and costs involving updating lawbooks
and DMV manuals.
B.
(2) Hiring more driving test administrators are important to make sure drivers over 65 and those drivers who
are trying to update their learner permits to junior/senior licenses both can be tested reasonably fast
and accurately.
(2) Updating DMV manuals is neccessary because elderly drivers and those who depend on them for transport should
know all the rules involved with being a driver over 65.
(1) Updating the DMV databases is important because we need to be able to assure drivers over 65 who passed their
most recent driving test that it was reflected on their records.
7.3
Total Benefits = 6
Total Costs = 5
Benefit:Cost Ratio = 6:5
This means that the benefits are greater than the cost, when things are put into relative terms. That means these
policies are worth implementing.
7.4
Private Security Services
Benefits
(3) Keeping dangerous criminals behind bars
(2) Keeping gated communities and private companies secure
(2) Securing electronic databases
Costs
(2) Hiring security officers
(1) Job training, advertising jobs
(2) Guns, handcuffs, computers and all the equipment a security officer needs to do his or her job
Benefit:Cost Ratio = 7:5
8.1
A. Drivers over 65 may not drive as well as they did in their younger years. To make sure they still have the
qulatities needed to be safe drivers, they must take driving tests every 10 years starting after they turn 65.
B.The amount of crashes involving drivers over 65 years old is a variable that measures the effectiveness of already
existing policies and can help predict the effectiveness of the policies I would like to implement.
Percentage of Traffic Fatalities Involving Drivers Older Than 65
Time Percentage Source
1995
13% http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/senr-ndx.htm
1998 14% Estimation*
2001 16% Estimation
2005 18% Estimation
*Estimations based on the fact that more Americans are living longer, therefore senior citizens have been
increasing in population in recent years. According to the Census Bureau, in 1994 1 out of 8 Americans
was age 65 or older. It is projected that by 2050, 1 out of 5 Americans will be age 65 or older.
8.2
A. Since the data was originally presented in percentages, it is easy to tell the difference is 1%.
B.
1995 & 1998 = 1%
1998 & 2001 = 2%
2001 & 2005 = 2%
1995 & 2005 = 5%
8.3
A. The data shows that more seniors are involved in fatal crashes. Policies, that make sure that our senior drivers
are just as safe as they used to be, are helpful in saving lives.
B. I would like to set benchmarks for 2007, 2013, 2019. This will ensure that we can collect the appropriate
data after the first “generation” of seniors taking the driving test again are safe drivers. Then 2013 is
a midpoint to make sure policies are running smoothly. The 2019 date will help us collect data concerning the
"generation" of the seniors who have taken the driving test twice after turning 65 are still safe drivers.
8.4
A.
For the 2007 date my policy aims to have the percentage of traffic fatalities involving senior drivers at 18%
2013: 17-16%
2019: 15-13%
These figures should be lower but the policy must accommadate for the fact that there will be more seniors
living in America from 2007-2019 than there were living in 1995-2005. The main reason for the percentage changes
would be the fact that this policy aims to get the bad senior drivers off the road. This mean less seniors involved
in crashes, and less crashes overall.
B.
The Census Bureau data that shows that the number of seniors living in America will be increasing affected my data
and how I estimated my percentages. Because there will more seniors in American from 2007-2019 than there were
from 1995-2005, I had to increase my estimated percentages simply because there will be more seniors and more of
a chance they will be in crashes.
C.
I set my final benchmark at such a low rate because I figured by that time the policies would be in full swing
and near their peaks of effectiveness. Also some negative stereotypes would have been eliminated by then because
people will see these policies are working, and sometimes stereotypes do affect the reality of the situation.
8.5
To convince a player to help in implementing these policies I would point out how the final benchmark is much lower
than the estimated percentage by 2019, had no policies been put in place. Also, I would make the player notice how
under my policies, the percentages of senior crashes have not only been kept as reasonable levels, but they are also
on a steady decline. That means less crashes overall. To a player in the AARP, DOT, or an insurance company, this would
be great information.