South Korea plans to use virtual reality to determine whether those over 65 are fit to drive

South Korea plans to conduct virtual reality (VR) -based driving tests to screen people over 65, assess their skills and determine if they are eligible for renewal of their driving license.

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According to the Korean news agency Yonhap News, the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) is going to launch an investigation to determine how virtual reality could be applied to drivers over 65, in order to assess their suitability.

The reason why this use of RV has been considered is because, according to police statistics collected by said medium, the number of traffic accidents suffered by drivers over 65 years of age is almost double that which refers to drivers. claims involving 30-year-old drivers.

Due to age, vision deteriorates and the estimated response time by drivers in certain situations, such as a sudden stop, grows as they reach older ages.

In addition, from the agency they point out that people with mild dementia or Alzheimer’s disease can also have problems not to recognize dangerous situations. To that should be added that some medications to treat these types of disorders delay cognitive responses and cause drowsiness.

With this type of test, a personalized investigation of each of the drivers could be carried out to determine if they are in a position to continue to be holders of a driving license.

Each country establishes a different tool with which it is measured which drivers have good conditions to continue driving a vehicle. In Germany, according to Yonhap News, drivers with poor night vision can only be in control of a wheel during the day, while in New Zealand, drivers over 75 must take a road test every two years.

At the moment, a budget of 3.6 billion won (about 2.6 billion euros) has been raised to carry out these virtual reality tests for drivers over 65 years of age until 2025.

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