Elderly fatal accidents Decline in 30 years Decrease below 10% To strengthen road safety measures Government 31:31 July 31
According to Koshino's White Paper on Traffic Safety, the number of people killed in traffic accidents has fallen to less than one-third in the last 30 years, while the decline for those over the age of 75 has fallen to less than 10%. It is said that measures will be taken such as promoting the spread of cars.
According to the “Traffic Safety White Paper”, which was decided by the government on the 31st, last year = 3215 people died in a traffic accident in the first year of Reiwa, which is three-thirds of the 30th year of 1989. Reduced to 1 or less.
On the other hand, if we look only at the elderly people aged 75 and over, the number of people was 1,192, a decrease of less than 10% from 1280 in 1989.
In light of this situation, the white paper states that it is necessary to strengthen traffic safety measures for the elderly, and promotes the popularization of "safe driving support vehicles" equipped with automatic braking and a new license that limits driving to such vehicles. It is said that measures will be taken, such as the introduction of a system and the aim of realizing an automated driving service in order to secure daily transportation.