Five children leaving school in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, were hit by a drunk driving truck and were killed or injured. It will be enforced from.
In June, a child leaving school in Yachimata was hit by a drunk driving truck, killing two children and injuring three others.
At the plenary session of the Chiba Prefectural Assembly held on the 21st, the draft "Ordinance for Achieving the Eradication of Drunk Driving" submitted by a member of the Diet following this accident was unanimously passed.
In this, we are asking the citizens of the prefecture not to drive drunk and to cooperate with the prefecture's policies, and we must try to report to the police when there is a risk of drunk driving to restaurants.
In addition, the ordinance will come into effect from the 1st of next month, saying that it is necessary to make efforts to take necessary measures such as confirming that the driver is not drunk for all the operators who operate the vehicle.
Governor Kumagai of Chiba Prefecture said, "We have taken a step further toward the eradication of drunk driving. We would like to create a social environment that" does not allow, do not allow, do not allow drunk driving, "including restaurants." rice field.