SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of car accidents involving senior drivers going the wrong way on expressways or running into pedestrians is calling for a government response. Last Wednesday, some 20 people waiting in lines to cast ballots for a local agricultural cooperative head in the southwestern county of Sunchang were run [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that while the total number of car accidents fell, the number of car accidents each year in which senior drivers over 65 years old were responsible have drastically increased in proportion over the past four years. Rep. Han Sun-kyo of the main opposition Liberty [...]
BUSAN, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 5,000 people over 65 years of age voluntarily turned in their driver’s license in Busan last year. Ever since a new policy was first implemented allowing senior drivers to turn in their driver’s license, the number of fatal car accidents committed by senior drivers has dropped by [...]