This April, in Nara Prefecture, a visually impaired woman came into contact with a train inside a railroad crossing and died, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism recognized the Braille block in front of the railroad crossing and the standing position inside the railroad crossing. We have revised the guidelines that include content that encourages the installation of blocks, etc.
On the other hand, there are still issues to be solved to expand the installation, and we are planning to proceed with the examination by experts in the future.
In April, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism revised the guidelines for making the traffic environment barrier-free after an accident in which a visually impaired woman touched a train and died at a railroad crossing in Nara Prefecture. ..
Among these, in front of the railroad crossing, ▽
Braille blocks that call attention to visually impaired people and
▽ Linear blocks that properly guide to the railroad crossing are installed as "standard maintenance contents". is.
Furthermore, inside the railroad crossing, it is "desirable"
to recognize the standing position and install a block to mistakenly proceed on the roadway or railroad track so
that the shape is different from the one in front of the railroad crossing. The Ministry of Land
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Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism notified road managers such as local governments.
However, these installations are limited to "obligation to make efforts" except for the main places designated by the government, and the installation method at narrow railroad crossings without sidewalks has not been decided. Yes, we are planning to proceed with the examination by experts about how to install the block.