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Starting in the second half of next year, the government has decided to strengthen eligibility for license
Maintenance for elderly drivers of commercial vehicles such as taxis and trucks.
This is due to the criticism that the number of traffic accidents is also increasing every year as the proportion of elderly drivers increases.
According to an official from the Korea Transportation Safety Authority under the Ministry of Land
Infrastructure and Transport on the 18th, the corporation plans to recently re-standardize medical
Aptitude tests for drivers aged 65 or older and complete them within this year.
The Korea Transportation Safety Authority is currently conducting qualification maintenance tests for truck and taxi drivers aged 65 or older.
This test periodically checks the functions necessary for driving, such as cognitive ability, attention, and spatial judgment.
Those aged 65 to 70 should be tested every three years and those aged 70 or older should be tested every one year.
Trucks and taxi drivers can replace this qualification maintenance test with a medical performance test
Which has been criticized several times for being less effective due to low standards for passing private medical
Institutions. Accordingly, the Korea Transportation Safety Authority has decided to raise the eligibility
Criteria for all tests, including blood pressure, blood sugar, dementia, and physical function.
An official from the Korea Transportation Safety Authority said, “We need to complete the re-standardization
Work within this year and revise the regulations notified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport,” adding
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“The new inspection standard will be implemented from the second half of next year.”
The government has stepped up the management and license maintenance conditions for elderly drivers
Because the ratio of elderly drivers and the number of accidents has been soaring recently.
According to the National Police Agency, the number of elderly drivers aged 65 or older stood at
4,337,080 as of the end of October, accounting for 12.7% of all drivers.
According to the Traffic Accident Analysis System (TAAS) of the Road Traffic Authority (TAAS)
Traffic accidents caused by drivers aged 65 or older last year increased from 23,063 in 2015 to
30,012 in 2018 and recorded more than 30,000 cases for four consecutive years until last year.
In particular, the proportion of elderly drivers in commercial vehicles is increasing at a faster rate.
According to the Korea Transportation Safety Corporation 스마트스토어상위노출
More than half of the corporate taxi drivers in Seoul in the first half of this year were 65 years of age or older.
9.2% of those aged 75 and over and 1.2% of those aged 80 and over.
Private taxis were also surveyed and 53% of all drivers were 65 years of age or older.
Financial authorities and insurance companies are also actively managing and responding to elderly drivers.
The increase in accidents among elderly drivers increases the loss ratio of insurance companies,
Which leads to an increase in auto insurance premiums.
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The loss ratio is the ratio of accident compensation divided by insurance premiums and increases as accidents occur more frequently.
As of last year, the auto insurance loss ratio of drivers aged 65 or older at 12 non-life insurers was 5-10% higher than those aged 65 or younger.
According to the Financial Supervisory Service, the loss ratio of driver insurance, which supports processing costs in the event of an accident
Was only 54.2% for those in their 50s and younger, but 64.5% for those in their 60s
78.1% for those in their 70s and 263.9% for those in their 80s and older.
The policy of voluntarily returning licenses by elderly drivers has also faced limitations.
Each local government provides various benefits, such as providing transportation cards
Worth 100,000 won to 300,000 won to elderly drivers who voluntarily returned their licenses
But the voluntary return rate has remained in the 2% range for the past three consecutive years.
In response, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance announced a “measure to rationalize traffic safety
Measures by age group of elderly drivers” in September and suggested that the driver’s license renewal
And aptitude test cycle need to be reasonably improved in consideration of the risk of accidents by age group.
It also argued that if the driver voluntarily returns the license, the benefits should be
Tailored for each age group to make high-risk elderly drivers return their licenses on their own.
Hanwha Insurance also introduced a special agreement in September that guarantees various injuries
That can occur when using public transportation if elderly drivers voluntarily return their licenses