Roads that require safety measures on school roads, 76,000 locations nationwide

On March 4, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that there were 76,404 locations nationwide as a result of inspections on the school roads of municipal elementary schools nationwide.

In June 2020 in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, a drunk driving truck collided in an elementary school student who was leaving school, causing a traffic accident in which five people were killed.In response, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the National Police Agency cooperated, and the Board of Education, School, PTA, Road administrators, and police jointly checked the school road.

Inspection shows that the speed of cars is likely to increase, such as roads with good visibility and roads that are on trunk roads, places where large cars have entered, there were cases of hiyari hates, and local residents to municipalities.I also picked up the request.

Of the 76,404 locations where countermeasures were required, 37,862 were implemented by the Board of Education and schools, such as watching and changing school routes.Road administrators, such as sidewalks and protective fences, took 39,991 measures, and 16,996 measures by police, such as the installation of a traffic light and speed regulation.

● There are many places where measures are required Kanagawa Prefecture: 5141 Saitama Prefecture: 4581 Tokyo: 4497

● There are few places to countermeasures prefecture Akita Prefecture

It is important to note that "danger/safety" should be taken into account for road extensions and traffic volume.