A traffic safety class was held at a junior high school in Toyama City, where a professional stuntman recreates the danger of a bicycle accident.
This was planned by the Toyama Chuo Police Station and others in conjunction with this month's "Bicycle Month" in an attempt to reduce accidents by making people realize the fear of traffic accidents. 400 people participated.
In the classroom, a professional troupe riding a bicycle recreated various accident situations.
The students were surprised and screamed when a stuntman riding a bicycle while making a phone call collided with a car at an intersection and the bicycle was blown off with a loud noise.
There was also a demonstration of a bicycle running side by side getting caught when the truck turned left, after which the students actually stood on the road and learned the area that was difficult for the driver of a large car to see.
A boy in the third year of junior high school said, "I was very scared that even the bicycle I use all the time would lead to a big accident. I want to check the front, back, left and right and ride the bicycle."
Kaichi Saeki, Chief of the Traffic Division of the Toyama Chuo Police Station, said, "Since it is difficult to convey the information by the training alone, we held a classroom by a stuntman. Bicycles can be both victims and perpetrators, so behave with compassion. I want you to follow the traffic rules firmly. "