Enforcement of penalties for “drifting” Calling for safe driving on expressways Aichi June 30, 13:11
The revised Road Traffic Law was enforced on the 30th to strengthen the penalties for "driving", which has become a social issue. On highways in Aichi prefecture, police informed the driver of the law revision and called for safe driving.
At the Kariya Parking Area on the Ise-Wangan Expressway in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, police officers handed out a leaflet on the 30th stating that “drift driving is a crime. I called for driving.
Under the revised Road Traffic Law, tilting driving, which has not been defined legally until now, is defined as "interfering driving", and if it causes danger due to crossing, sudden braking, persistent horn, etc., it will be subject to crackdown.
The maximum penalties are imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to 1 million yen, which is subject to license revocation for one violation and cannot be re-acquired for a certain period of time.
The driver in his 20s who received the leaflet said, "I would like to punish the person who drove the car heavily. I want to be careful not to cause any troubles, such as turning on the turn signal early."
Koji Hashimoto, captain of the Aichi Prefectural Police Expressway Traffic Police Corps, said, "I want you to understand the dangers of tilt driving and the contents of obstructive driving crimes, and ask for safe driving with compassion and concession."