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Elderly drivers: Fatal accidents soar in Japan

The number of fatal accidents involving elderly drivers in Japan has almost doubled in the past decade, despite a fall in overall road deaths

Proportion of fatal accidents involving drivers over age 75
459 fatal accidents
14%
12
10
8
6
2006 2016

Japan’s road death toll has fallen markedly in last decade
6,415
3,904 (67-year low) 
7(000’s)
6
5
4
3
2006 2016

Incidents of wrong-way motorway driving, by age (%)
Over 75 45 
65-74 22 
30-64 25
Under 30 8
Unknown 0.6

Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding

Sources: Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, National Police Agency, Bloomberg 
Picture: Associated Press
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