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http://dx.doi.org/10.12815/kits.2020.19.5.29

Improvement Direction of Conditional Driving License System for the Elderly Drivers  

Han, Sangjin (National Traffic Safety and Disaster Prevention Research Center, the Korea Transport Institute)
Chang, Hyoseuk (Samsung Traffic Safety Research Institute)
Cho, Junhan (Samsung Traffic Safety Research Institute)
Oh, Juseok (Dept. of Traffic Policy Research, Korea Road Traffic Authority)
Yun, Ilsoo (Dept. of Transportation System Engineering, Univ. of Ajou)
Publication Information
The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems / v.19, no.5, 2020 , pp. 29-39 More about this Journal
Abstract
Some drivers cannot meet the standards for a full driver's license and many countries allow them to drive a vehicle as long as they can satisfy certain conditions. Korea has mainly issued conditional driver's licenses to the disabled only after supplementary devices are attached either in the vehicle or in their bodies. However, it is becoming important to issue a conditional driver's license to other types of drivers, including the elderly as the population ages in the country. This study aims at improving the current practice of issuing conditional driver's licenses by benchmarking various types of conditional licenses in other countries. In particular, various conditions such as time, space, driving speed, road type, vehicle type, and specific individual conditions are compared. Issuing a conditional driver's license to various types of drivers should be beneficial, not only to elderly drivers but also to drivers who cannot live without a vehicle.
Keywords
Driver license; conditional driver license; elderly drivers; advanced driver assistant system;
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