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Podcast: The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast
Episode: Who Should Still Be Driving in Korea?
Description: Send us Fan MailSouth Korea became a super-aged society in 2025. The effects are showing up everywhere, but nowhere more visibly than on the roads.In this episode, Joe and Shawn talk about the sharp rise in accidents involving elderly drivers, including several deadly incidents in Seoul and beyond. They dig into the numbers, the government’s largely ineffective license return programs, and why simply telling seniors to stop driving ignores deeper issues like poverty, work necessity, and isolation.This is not a blame episode. It’s about how Korea went from automatic resp...