June 13th, 2023
Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd. (Head office: Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture; President: Shigehiro Komaru) and the Komaru Koutsu Foundation (Chief Director: Shigehiro Komaru) held the traffic safety class for 71 students of 1st and 2nd graders at Kumamoto Municipal Jonan Elementary School (Kumamoto Prefecture) on June 9.
Since Jonan Elementary School is adjacent to an arterial road with heavy traffic, the school wanted to prevent traffic accidents while commuting by raising traffic safety awareness. The students had hands-on experience learning the characteristics and dangers of trucks, safe behavior at intersections, and pedestrian crossings. They commented on how the experience helped to increase their awareness of traffic safety, saying, "There are many dangerous spots on intersections, so I will step back to wait for the traffic light to turn green.” To prevent and decrease the number of future traffic accidents among children, we will continue to promote traffic safety awareness in cooperation with police stations and local authorities.
Komaru Koutsu Foundation was established on September 9th, 2013, to promote traffic safety awareness, hosting various traffic safety lectures in elementary schools across Japan and carrying out educational activities to prevent traffic accidents. Furthermore, the foundation supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing opportunities for students overseas studying Japanese to present the results of their studies and organizing Japanese composition speech contests to raise traffic safety awareness and promote cultural exchange with Japan.
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(Explaining the inner-wheel difference of a truck)
(Explaining blind spots on a truck)
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