Study on Major Issues of Road Safety Education Based on Safety Consciousness of Bicycles for School Students

Kotake, Yusuke; Hino, Yasuo; Yoshida, Naomasa

doi:10.2208/jscejipm.68.i_1185

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“…As part of their research on reducing injuries caused by bicycle accidents involving children, Toda and Ogura [27] conducted crash tests of head-on collisions and discussed the importance of head protection in terms of differences in bicycle rider behaviors and head injury severity, depending on the impact site. Kotake et al [28] conducted a questionnaire survey of students and teachers from elementary school to high school in Hyogo Prefecture, focusing on bicycle use, and observed that a lack of education, especially among junior and senior high school students, resulted in a low interest in traffic safety and low awareness of violations. Yano and Mori [29] analyzed the number of young people, from first graders in elementary school through to third graders in high school, killed or injured in traffic accidents while walking or riding bicycles and categorized the numbers in terms of commuting to or from school, private use, and gender, focusing on changes after entering school.…”

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Analysis of the Relationship between Age and Violation of Traffic Laws and Ordinances in Traffic Accidents on Children

Onishi¹,

Fujiu

Morisaki

et al. 2022

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In Japan, where the birthrate continues to decline, various initiatives are underway to promote traffic safety for children. Although these efforts have helped reduce the number of traffic accidents involving children, an examination of the circumstances under which children were killed or injured in traffic accidents in recent years shows that accidents in which children were riding bicycles accounted for the highest percentage of accidents. We investigated the relationship between the ages of children involved in traffic accidents and violations of traffic laws using traffic accident statistics maintained by the Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters. These records revealed that 16-year-olds were most likely to be involved in traffic accidents. Our analysis of the violations of laws and ordinances with respect to the ages of bicyclists involved in car accidents at intersections found that, of all the age categories, elementary school students had the lowest rate of accidents with no violations and the highest rate of accidents involving a failure to stop. Junior and senior high school students had lower rates of accidents involving a failure to stop than elementary school students. Moreover, at non-intersections, driving safety violations were notably higher for accidents involving bicycling elementary school students than for those in other age groups.

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Analysis of the Relationship between Age and Violation of Traffic Laws and Ordinances in Traffic Accidents on Children

Onishi¹,

Fujiu

Morisaki

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“…Toda and Ogura conducted crash tests of head-on collisions and discussed the importance of head protection in terms of differences in bicycle rider behaviors and head injury severity, depending on the impact site [19]. Kotake et al conducted a questionnaire survey of students and teachers from elementary school to high school in Hyogo Prefecture, focusing on bicycle use, and observed that a lack of education, especially among junior and senior high school students, resulted in low interest in traffic safety and low awareness of violations [20]. Yano and Mori analyzed the number of young people, from first graders in elementary school through to third graders in high school, killed or injured in traffic accidents while walking or riding bicycles and categorized the numbers in terms of commuting to or from school, private use, and gender, focusing on changes after entering school [21].…”

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Fundamental Analysis of the Ages of Children and Road Structures Involved in Traffic Accidents

Ohnishi,

Fujiu,

Morisaki

et al. 2023

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The population of children in Japan has steadily declined, and the percentage of the population aged 14 years or younger is smaller than in other countries. Therefore, it is important to protect children by preventing their involvement in traffic accidents. Recent trends associated with elementary school students show that 90% of accidents occur while walking or riding bicycles. This study aims to clarify the road structures in which traffic accidents involving walking or bicycle-riding children occur. For this purpose, we analyzed the trends based on the age of children and road structures involved using statistical data provided by the Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters. The results showed that the accident rate among students of elementary school age and younger while walking or riding bicycles was mainly high on one-lane roads, roads with no division, and roads with a speed limit of 30 km/h or less. We conclude that to reduce pedestrian and bicycle accidents for students of elementary school age or younger, raising traffic safety awareness among automobile drivers who use community roads is important.

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Study on Major Issues of Road Safety Education Based on Safety Consciousness of Bicycles for School Students

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Analysis of the Relationship between Age and Violation of Traffic Laws and Ordinances in Traffic Accidents on Children

Analysis of the Relationship between Age and Violation of Traffic Laws and Ordinances in Traffic Accidents on Children

Fundamental Analysis of the Ages of Children and Road Structures Involved in Traffic Accidents

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