After the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, it was found that there were at least 50 accidents involving tournament-related vehicles such as buses transporting athletes in Tokyo in a week.


The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that the background is that drivers are gathered from all over the country and are not accustomed to the roads in the city center.

In Tokyo and its surroundings, where the Tokyo Olympic Games venues are concentrated, large-scale traffic restrictions have been enforced since July 19 in order to secure transportation routes for those involved in the Games, and many vehicles related to the Games are coming and going. ..



Under these circumstances, an interview with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department revealed that there were at least 50 accidents involving tournament-related vehicles in Tokyo during the week from the opening to July 29.



Most of these are property damage accidents, but it also includes one minor injury accident.



At the Tokyo Olympics, drivers are gathered from about 600 bus companies nationwide to transport athletes and related parties.



The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that the background of the accident is that the driver is not accustomed to the roads in the city center and that there are cases where he hurries to meet the competition schedule.