Bicycle accidents during delivery A series of accidents The Metropolitan Police Department has a meeting on preventive measures November 6, 18:33
While demand for home delivery services for meals is increasing due to the effects of the new coronavirus, on the 6th, after a series of bicycle accidents during delivery, home delivery service providers gathered at the Police Agency to discuss accident prevention measures. I did.
This countermeasures meeting was held for the first time by the Metropolitan Police Department, and the people in charge of six companies that provide home delivery services by bicycle gathered at the venue.
Demand for home delivery services for meals is increasing due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, on the other hand, there are a series of accidents caused by bicycles during work, including delivery, and this is the case in Tokyo. From then until September, there were 475 cases, an increase of 15% from the same period last year.
Under these circumstances, on the 6th, each contractor reported on accident cases and measures to prevent accidents.
Of these, the person in charge of "Uber Eats" revealed that there was an accident in which the deliveryman died in April, and now he distributes a pamphlet explaining the traffic rules to the deliveryman in advance. He reported that he was taking measures such as calling for the wearing of a helmet.
A company in Tokyo who participated said, "Since there was no place to share information on bicycle traffic safety, the efforts of other companies were helpful. I would like to continue to call on delivery staff for traffic safety." It was.