About establishment of Nagano prefecture Expressway traffic safety measures council
-Efforts in areas aiming to reduce traffic accidents on Expressway including reverse accidents-
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- About establishment of Nagano prefecture Expressway traffic safety measures council
January 20, 2016
Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters Transportation Department Expressway Traffic Police Corps
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kanto Regional Development Bureau Nagano National Road Office
Chubu Regional Development Bureau Iida National Road Office
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office Saku Administration Office
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office President No Management Office
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. Nagoya Regional Head Office Iida Conservation and Service Center
Matsumoto Conservation and Service Center, Hachioji Regional Head Office
Nagano Prefectural Police, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, East and medium-Japan Expressway Corporation, the original of closer cooperation Expressway as continuously aim regional efforts to reduce traffic accidents on, Nagano Prefectural Police Expressway traffic police captain We will establish the "Nagano Prefectural Expressway Traffic Safety Council" on January 26, 2016.
The council will focus on measures that can be promptly implemented on-site, such as various traffic accident countermeasures including Expressway reverse accidents and crime prevention measures on Expressway.
In particular, on Expressway in Nagano prefecture, the number of reverse-running vehicles has increased significantly in recent years, and the percentage of elderly people in the number of drivers identified can be extremely high. Also, in Nagano prefecture, the elderly driver's license ownership rate is the highest in the country and the potential risk is high., "Countermeasures against reverse run accidents by the elderly" Is an urgent priority issue.
In implementing the measures against reverse run, the Council will consider the measures of “Efforts to achieve zero reverse run accidents on Expressway 2020” announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on November 27, 2015. By adding these regional measures, we will work as a more comprehensive measure and aim to realize zero reverse accidents.
- Strengthen collaboration between related ministries and companies at the field level
- Not only measures to prevent reverse running, but measures to prevent accidents even if reverse running occurs
- In particular, establish a manual operation and operation by training to ensure the safety of reverse running vehicles
- Promote ongoing efforts through the framework of the Review Council
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