1 in 4 people in Japan aged over 80 still drives: gov't survey

One in four people aged 80 or older polled in Japan still drives, a government survey on the transport habits of those aged 60 or above showed Tuesday.The percentage of the elderly who said they drive was higher in rural areas where public transportation services are limited, indicating cars are indispensable tools for the elderly to go shopping or visit hospitals.Meanwhile, accidents involving elderly drivers have been on the rise in rapidly aging Japan.In April, an 87-year-old former government official killed a 3-year-old girl and her mother and injured six other passers-by in a car cras…READ FULL ARTICLE