Let's protect elderly: Accident-zero movement started!

Oita Godo Newspaper (December 15, 2009, 14:56)

Oita's accident-zero movement at the end of year and the New Year was begun on December 15.  This will last until January 4 for the total of 21 days with "Prevention of Fatal Traffic Accident in the elderly" as the theme, calling for better compliance with traffic rules and manners, strengthening the crackdown on traffic vicious violations including drunken driving.

The provincial council, the police, the provincial administration for safe driving, and etc. held the departure ceremony for the enforcement and publicity activities at the space in front of the prefectural office. Approximately 150 people attended.  As the representative of the administration, Yakushiji-san (23) of Nishi Tetsu Oita Techno Support declared that "I will drop the speed if I see elderly walking pass the street and yield a course when I see a maple mark."

As many as 14 buses and taxi, with the magnet plate written "Let's prevent accident in elderly people", were launched. The magnet plate will be stuck on approximately 2,500 more cars of participating enterprises.

Comment: Very good and careful consideration of elderly safety. But I wonder that does Japan have more elder than younger traffic accident victims during the New Year vacation?  In Thailand, we do not have such specific safety campaign for elderly but general safety campaign for everyone.

PUNTHUCHAT Siripun

Thailand

APS4, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University