GROWTH OF THE OLD POPULATION AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN TRANSFER FACILITIES OF KOREA

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to reconsider the relationship between advanced age and traffic accidents so that suitable policies to accommodate the elderly may be established. Changes in traffic accident rates in relation to the number of drivers were estimated. In addition, the effect of traffic accidents according to age was also analyzed. Previous analyses of simple accident data and elderly drivers' physical frailty have generally concluded that older drivers increased the accident rate and that the driving privileges of older drivers should be limited. However, our study concludes that the accident rate of older drivers decreased over time. In addition, we found that older drivers tend to decrease the number of traffic accidents and the number of deaths due to traffic accidents.