"I know, but it's hard to protect ..." In
accidents involving bicycles, there are many cases where there is some sort of rule violation on the bicycle side.
How can we ensure safe driving so that we are neither a victim nor a perpetrator?
I thought about such measures as "I think I'll follow the rules properly".
("1mm Revolution" coverage group / Okayama Broadcasting Station reporter Erika Fuji)
Many accidents violate the rules on the bicycle side
More than half of bicycle and car accidents are head-on collisions.
According to the analysis by the National Police Agency, about 80% of the bicycles also violated.
In many cases, accidents can be prevented by properly following the pauses at intersections.
Call for opinions from children in search of innovative ideas!
How can you follow the rules?
In search of innovative ideas that are not bound by conventional thinking, NHK decided last month to let children during the summer vacation come up with ideas freely.
Together, the children of the 10,000 "Boys and Girls Invention Club" nationwide, who are engaged in independent research day and night, came up with the solution.
Immediately after soliciting "ideas to reduce bicycle accidents", there was a reaction from all over the country, and more than 40 ideas such as "gravel to slow down" and "tasting corner that makes you want to stop" were gathered. ..
“Thank you experiment”
It is a strategy meeting to see which ideas can be realized.
(Children's opinions)
"Like a counter, the number of pauses increases by 1, 2, 3, and 4. If you display" I'm measuring, "everyone will keep in mind.
" If "Thank you" is displayed, I think that there is a sense of accomplishment that I did it. "The
excitement was that by displaying the number of pauses, the problem was recognized as" my own thing ". In addition, the idea of expressing gratitude to those who follow the rules.
The name is "Thank you strategy".
Now that you have a solid idea, look for a place where you can experiment.
Then, Shizuoka City gave a name to the experiment site, saying, "I want to reduce bicycle accidents with children's ideas."
At the intersection with a stop sign near Shizuoka Station, it is said that dangerous driving of people who rush to work, school, or shopping occurs frequently.
As we measure, the pause rate is only 2%.
(Mr. Risaburo Matsuoka, Shizuoka City Bicycle Town Promotion Section)
"We are telling the citizens every time, including the administration, but it's hard to stop."
Experiment start Involuntarily reaction
In the experiment, a monitor was installed in front of the intersection, and "the number of people who paused" was displayed on the screen.
Children's "words of gratitude" are played from the speakers installed near the stop line, and the stop rates before and after the experiment are compared.
The experiment has started.
A person has come, looking at the monitor.
Will it really stop ...
"Thank you for stopping"
He stopped brilliantly to react to that voice.
(Bicycle user who paused)
"There were a lot of people saying,'How many people?' I thought, "I have to
do it.
"
"It's the voice of a child, isn't it? There is something I really feel, as an adult."
After that, some people stopped one after another.
The outage rate increased from 2% to 12.5%.
The number is still high, but all measures are from a small step.
The method of "softly boosting" people so that they can take better actions is called "nudge."
According to Associate Professor Shusaku Sasaki of Tohoku Gakuin University, who specializes in behavioral economics, experimental results have been reported that showing a "message of gratitude" promotes the separation of garbage. It means that it is.
"The background of the effect there is a" reciprocity "." Thank you "and it is said earlier, because they asked to well to the other party will" I also try return "is considered to be a feeling that"
the current experimental results In response, the city official said that he would like to consider how to actually use it.
(Mr. Risaburo Matsuoka, Shizuoka City Bicycle Town Promotion Section)
"I've been enlightening traffic safety, but there were some parts that didn't
really resonate,
but I realized that there was such a way. I thought that if you could experience the opportunity to stop by leaving it on the device for 2 hours or 3 hours, you would be able to foster such a momentum to enter the intersection with a sense of tension. "
Police officers deliver "love"!
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Follow the rules!
The gentle words "Thank you" lead people to good behavior, instead of calling out loudly.
From the experiment, we can see the form of such measures.
Even the police, which are cracking down, have achieved results with unique efforts.
The Okayama Prefectural Police started a new initiative.
It was last year that the Okayama Prefectural Police had a strong sense of crisis.
The reason was that all 13 people who died while driving a bicycle in the prefecture were elderly people aged 65 and over.
The Okayama Prefectural Police are cracking down on malicious traffic violations, but when they find an elderly person who does not follow relatively minor traffic manners, they hand out a paper called "Love Delivery Card" to call attention to them.
Initially, this card was introduced with the purpose of instructing people not to ignore traffic lights or cross diagonally because the accident of an elderly person while walking did not follow.
In response to a series of fatal accidents, since last year, not only pedestrians but also people riding bicycles have been added, and a record number of 5,350 sheets have been distributed in a year.
(Okayama Prefectural Police Headquarters Transportation Planning Division Assistant Manager Hiromichi Yanagisawa)
"I used to hand over a piece of paper with the
words
" Warning ", but I felt angry and couldn't accept it. I named it "Love Delivery Card" with the hope that it would give respect to the elderly. "
Visit home Advice for each person
This card doesn't end with just giving out.
As a general rule, when two sheets are collected, a police officer will visit the elderly's home, listen to each person's lifestyle, and give advice on roads to be careful of.
"Wouldn't the elderly be surprised when a police officer came home?"
I asked the person in charge at the site a simple question.
(Okayama Nishi Police Station Area Division Police Officer Tatsuya Teramae)
"Unexpectedly, that's not the case. In August, an old woman living alone said," I was doing something wrong, but I came home and explained. Thank you for giving me. If you've done so far, I'll be careful too. "
"I don't want you to have an accident"
Mr. Teramae is careful to build relationships through chats.
In addition to traffic etiquette, actively talk about any problems you may have in your daily life.
And, if necessary, it is said that it may lead to support by contacting the local welfare officer or introducing the department in charge of the city.
(Tatsuya Teramae, Police Officer, Regional Division, Okayama Nishi Police Station)
"The elderly are all people who have a lot of life experience, are more familiar with the local situation than I am, and respect them. They are the same age as my grandparents, and I had an accident. I do not want. So the goal of "zero accidents", I would like to continue the traffic guidance to the elderly "
initially this card had been worried," do not of being fined, "also, reviews, etc. It is said that its reputation has spread and it is accepted by the elderly.
An increasing number of people are wearing reflective materials that are distributed with the cards.
However, as of September 20, the number of bicycle accidents that killed elderly people since entering this year was two, which has not been completely suppressed yet.
I want to eliminate bicycle accidents.
Steady efforts are continuing while involving the community.