Automatic braking mandatory for new cars The earliest in the world again from November to December 17 at 12:40
With the accident of an elderly driver becoming a serious social problem, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has been obliged to install automatic brakes on new cars, starting in November next year.
Accidents caused by elderly drivers have become a serious problem, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to require the installation of an automatic brake that reduces the damage caused by collisions with new cars sold in the country.
Applicable to ordinary passenger cars and mini cars, etc., first applied to new domestic cars sold in November next year, and other domestic new cars to be applied from Dec. 7 in 6 years later It is. In addition, vehicles imported from overseas will be included in order from around June 2006.
The standard of the performance of the mandatory automatic brake is that it will not hit a pedestrian crossing the road even if it runs at 30 km / h, it will not collide with a car that stops at 40 km / h, 60 h / h Even if you run in kilometers, you should not collide with a car that runs at 20 kilometers per hour.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the time when automatic braking becomes mandatory is the earliest in the world.
At the press conference after the cabinet meeting, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Akabane said, “I want to take measures to prevent tragic traffic accidents.”