Elderly responsible for 14% of fatal road accidents in Japan in 2019 english.kyodonews.net

The number of deadly accidents caused by the elderly dropped 59 from 2018, according to the National Police Agency.
The number of fatal traffic accidents per 100,000 license holders aged 75 or older stood at 6.9 in 2019, down 1.3 from the previous year, and more than double the figure of 3.1 for those aged under 75.
The accident sparked public outcry and calls for preventive measures to be taken to reduce the frequency of road fatalities caused by the elderly.
The overall number of people killed in traffic accidents in 2019 fell to 3,215, the lowest level since comparable data became available in 1948, while the total number of road traffic accidents last year also decreased from the previous year to 381,237, according to the data.
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