Half a year from the accident of child-care injury Safety measures are halfway Otsu November 8, 16:09

Half a year has passed since the car crashed into a row of nursery school children taking a walk in Otsu City, two people died and 14 people were seriously injured. In Shiga Prefecture, where the site was located, it is known that there are dangers of accidents in about 800 places around nursery schools, etc., but adjustment with local residents etc. is necessary, and only a part of the places where maintenance has been completed The

On May 8th, at an intersection in Otsu City, two children were killed and 14 were severely injured in a car crashing into a row of nursery school children waiting for traffic lights on the sidewalk during a walk. .

In this accident, Otsu City's unemployed, Defendant Fumiko (53) was accused of negligent driving and lethal injury for causing an accident in which a car was pushed into the kindergarten line.

In response to the accident, the country asked for emergency inspections around nursery schools and kindergartens, and as of the end of September, it was known that urgent safety measures were required on 808 roads in Shiga Prefecture that became the site. The

For this reason, a supplementary budget has been set up in prefectures and Otsu City, and maintenance has started, such as the installation of guardrails and protective fences in some areas.

On the other hand, it is necessary to coordinate with the residents in the vicinity, and it is expected that it will take time to finish the response of safety measures because the construction is not progressing in most cases because construction is necessary for bidding. is.

Immediate safety measures are required at 808 locations in Shiga Prefecture

In response to the accident, the country demands emergency inspections of the surrounding roads such as nursery schools and kindergartens. As of the end of September, Shiga Prefecture has urgent safety measures at 808 roads managed by the country and the prefecture, and the city and town. Is needed.

Of these, on the roads managed by the prefecture, the protection fences will be installed in 50 places over the period of about 350 million yen, and blocks that will separate the sidewalks and roadways will be installed and crosswalks will be repaired in 377 places. It is supposed to be.

On the other hand, in Otsu City, about 697 locations excluding national roads, prefectural roads, and pedestrian crossings managed by the prefectural police, about 900 million yen will be installed, guardrails etc. will be newly installed on the sidewalks, and sidewalks will be installed on the school roads of elementary schools. We will do the construction to maintain.

Construction will begin in 24 locations by the end of last month and will all be completed this fiscal year.

In addition, the city established the “Kids Zone” in July around the city's four nursery schools and children's gardens in July.

“Kids Zone” is like “School Zone” set up in elementary school commuting roads, such as painting on the road, to let the driver know that there is a childcare facility nearby and to call attention .

In the city, we are examining the installation around 187 childcare facilities in the city while verifying the effect.