July 18th, 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 610 students at Fukuyama Municipal Kannabe Junior High School (Hiroshima Prefecture) on July 14 jointly with Hiroshima Prefectural Fukuyama Kita Police Station.
Since the number of bicycle accidents is increasing in the school district, the school wanted to prevent traffic accidents by raising traffic safety awareness to foster a deeper understanding of necessary traffic rules and manners to ride bicycles safely. The students had hands-on experience learning the characteristics and dangers of trucks, safe bicycle riding behavior at intersections, and pedestrian crossings. They commented on how the experience helped to increase their awareness of traffic safety, saying, "There were many places where I could not see from the driver's seat, so I will make sure to pay extra attention before crossing intersections when riding a bicycle.” 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 9, 2013, to promote traffic safety awareness, hosting various traffic safety lectures in 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 the blind spots from the driver's seat)
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