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

Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday July 8, 2017 @02:34AM from the pulling-out-all-the-stops dept.

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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Here's a better idea by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · 2017-07-08 02:43 · Score: 0, Troll

Make the twenty-somethings who are fucking around with their phones instead of paying attention drive the auto-braking cars. At least the old people are trying to drive.