An event was held in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, where high school students discussed ideas for increasing the wearing rate of bicycle helmets, before wearing bicycle helmets became an obligation from April this year.
This event, titled "High School Cycle Summit," was held on the 11th, and was attended by 53 students from 10 high schools, mainly in Matsumoto City.
Among them, based on the obligation to make efforts to wear bicycle helmets from April this year, discussions were held on the theme of "how to increase the wearing rate", and students gave opinions on helmet design. it was done.
At the fashion show that took place after this, helmets of various designs were shown, such as those in the shape of a hat with a brim and those that did not easily collapse the hairstyle.
According to the Nagano Prefectural Police, eight people died in bicycle accidents in the prefecture last year, but none of them were wearing helmets.
A male third-year high school student who participated said, "There is a helmet with a cool design, and I want to wear it myself."
Ms. Saki Nojiri of Matsusho Gakuen High School, who came up with the idea for this summit, said, "I planned it because I sometimes feel that commuting to school can be dangerous. I would be happy if many people's awareness changed as a result of the summit." was