SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean authorities plan to expand a safety program for elderly drivers after new data showed more than 70 suspected pedal-misapplication incidents over a three-month period — all prevented by recently installed safety devices. According to the National Police Agency on Sunday, the Korea Transportation Safety Authority analyzed pedal-misoperation prevention [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Elderly drivers were responsible for over one in five traffic accidents in South Korea last year, a record high that has reignited debate over delayed safety reforms ahead of the first anniversary of a deadly wrong-way driving incident in central Seoul. According to new data from the Korea Road Traffic [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Newly released data indicates a concerning surge in car accidents involving drivers aged 65 and older, marking a record high in the past year. This uptick has been a persistent trend since 2017, with a brief interruption attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Unfortunately, this pattern has resumed since [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers has dropped after making it harder for seniors to keep their licenses, a study showed. According to an academic paper published by the Police Science Institute, the number of traffic accidents for elderly drivers over the age of 65 stood [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Last month, a speeding car driven by an 80-something person rammed into another car and plowed into a grandmother and her granddaughter walking nearby in the southern port city of Busan, resulting in the death of the two pedestrians. Months earlier, multiple people were injured after a five-vehicle crash [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of an increase in the share of elderly drivers (aged 65 and older) on the road, traffic accidents caused by such drivers are emerging as a controversial social issue in South Korea. Against this backdrop, a local research institute stressed that it’s important to address the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A record 73,000 elderly drivers voluntarily gave up their licenses last year in accordance with the government’s campaign to reduce traffic accidents caused by older adults, police data showed Monday. According to the National Police Agency (NPA), a total of 73,221 drivers aged 65 or older voluntarily returned their [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 15,000 elderly drivers in Seoul have returned their driver’s licenses this year as the city government began offering incentives amid concerns over road safety, data showed Tuesday. A total of 15,080 elderly aged over 65 had returned their driving permits as of Oct. 23 this year, more [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A record number of drivers aged 65 or older in South Korea voluntarily gave up their licenses in the January-September period, the National Police Agency and the Road Traffic Authority said Thursday. The number of such elderly drivers came to 43,449 in the reported period, up 530.50 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Last Tuesday, an 80-year old driver ran his car into a temporary swimming pool at an apartment complex in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, reigniting controversy over government programs that encourage the elderly to voluntarily renounce and return their driver’s licenses. The accident injured five people including children and caretakers. [...]