Elderly Drivers In Japan Could Be Limited To Vehicles With Automatic Braking (japantimes.co.jp)

AmiMoJo writes: Japan's National Police Agency has proposed several new rules to regulate elderly drivers, including limiting them to vehicles with automatic braking systems to increase public safety. "The panel was tasked with finding ways to mitigate the risks associated with dementia, poor vision and deteriorating physical strength associated with seniors," reports the Japan Times. "Deadly traffic accidents caused by people 75 or older are on the rise, though fatal accidents overall are on the decline." Automatic braking systems apply the car's brakes if a collision is imminent. Separately Japanese authorities are offering elderly drivers who give up their licenses a discount on their funerals.

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Re:if they are such a public danger

[religionofpeas]

Only a small percentage are legitimate refugees. Most of them are single men from Africa from areas where there is no war. They also travel through a dozen of other safe countries, without stopping to ask for help, until they reach Germany.

Re:Wrong Direction

[HornWumpus]

In Japan, nobody can afford to keep their old cars.

After the cars are about five years old, annual inspection involves extensive disassembly, taxes also go UP for old cars. They junk them and we get the drivetrain components for cheap (JDM parts).