In order to prevent traffic accidents while children are leaving school, Hashima City, Gifu Prefecture, has begun an initiative to put a "stop mark" on the road surface of all elementary and junior high school gates to temporarily stop and encourage safety confirmation.
On the 16th, a presentation ceremony was held at Hashima City Hall, and a "stop mark" with the words "Tomare" was handed over to Mayor Satoshi Matsui by the representative of the Traffic Safety Association.
In Hashima City, this "stop mark" will be distributed to all 13 elementary and junior high schools in the city and will be affixed to the road surface of the school gate. it was done.
At this elementary school, the time for leaving school varies depending on the grade, and attention tends to be distracted, so I would like you to check the mark at your feet just before leaving school to raise awareness of accident prevention.
According to the police, there are 54 elementary school students in Gifu prefecture who had an accident while commuting to school during the five years until last year, which is more than double the number of students attending school.
Ryozo Tanaka, chairman of the "Traffic Safety Association Hashima City 10 Branches" who presented the mark, said, "Because I am distracted when I leave school, I hope I can call attention even a little by looking at the stop mark."