The driving course
In one of the most shocking cases, an 87-year-old crashed his truck into a group of schoolchildren killing a six-year-old and injuring others, prompting demands for action on the issue. Ill stop driving if I feel I have health problems.3 per cent of the total, up from 17.A series of fatal crashes caused by elderly drivers in Japan has left authorities desperately grappling for ways to clamp down on a problem that experts warn is only going to get worse as the population ages.
The driving course attempts to China disc brake chamber Factory address this by physical exercises such as stretching as well as drills to improve cognitive functions.Japanese IT firm DeNA has been testing self-driving cars to provide a new means of transportation in ageing rural communities by 2020.Madam Emiko Takahashi, a 73-year-old woman taking the course, admitted she had "no confidence" in her driving as she got older."Thats why I came here," she said, adding that she has no choice but to drive her ailing husband, seven years her senior, to hospital every day."The advantage (of driving your own car) is that you can go wherever and whenever you want.According to a survey Prof Tokoro conducted, 10 per cent of drivers in their 30s thought they were capable of avoiding accidents, while the figure stood at 53 per cent for those aged 75 and older.
