## OUTLINE OF WHITE PAPER ON TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND CURRENT TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURES

## Management and Coordination Agency

As required by Article 13 of the Traffic Safety Policies Law (Legislation 110 enacted in 1970), the government annually presents its “White Paper on Traffic Safety in Japan” to the Diet.

The information contained in this year’s White Paper (FY2000 White Paper on Traffic Safety in Japan), the 30th since the first issue in 1971, is outlined below.

The main volume, “Traffic Accidents and Traffic Safety Measures in FY1999” reports the latest national statistics on traffic accidents, organized according to the categories of land transport (road and rail), maritime transport and air transport, together with an outline of traffic safety measures implemented in FY1999. The volume is supplemented with discussions at length on topics of particular public interest. They are “Traffic safety measures considered from the standpoints of high-risk groups and accident victims, and future directions in this area,” “Measures to address accidents in tunnels caused by falling concrete and railway disruptions in the metropolitan district,” “Improvements to rescue systems prompted by the Fishing Boat Shinsei-maru accident,” and “Promotion of improved aviation safety.”

A separate volume of the White Paper, “Traffic Safety Measure Plans for Implementation in FY2000,” provides details of the traffic safety measures planned for implementation during the current fiscal year (FY2000), according to the three categories of land transport (road and rail), maritime transport and air transport.

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## CONTENTS

Volume 1. Land Transport
Part 1. Road Transport
Chapter 1. Trends in Road Traffic Accidents ..... 5
Long-term trends in road traffic accidents ..... 5
Road traffic accidents in 1999 ..... 5
1. Overview ..... 5
2. Traffic accident fatalities and injuries by age group ..... 5
3. Traffic accident fatalities and injuries by road user type ..... 5
4. Traffic accident fatalities by seat belt use ..... 8
Chapter 2. Traffic Safety Measures Considered from the Standpoints of High-Risk Groups and Accident Victims, and Future Directions in this Area ..... 8
Features of traffic accidents focusing on high-risk groups ..... 9
1. Analysis according to victim types ..... 9
2. Analysis according to road user types ..... 10
Features of traffic accidents focusing on traffic accident victims ..... 12
1. Traffic accident-related legal action and consultations ..... 12
2. Attitudes of traffic accident victims ..... 12
3. Occurrence of disabilities resulting from traffic accidents ..... 12
4. Accident circumstances focusing on parties other than primary parties ..... 12
Traffic safety measures considered from the standpoints of high-risk groups and accident victims, and future directions in this area ..... 14
1. Measures to protect high-risk groups ..... 14
2. Promotion of rescue measures for traffic accident victims ..... 15
Chapter 3. Major Road Traffic Safety Measures ..... 16
1. Selective development of traffic safety facilities ..... 16
2. Improvement of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) ..... 16
3. Promotion of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) ..... 16
4. Expanded system for promoting the development of safe road traffic environments ..... 16
5. Promoting more widespread use of Child Restraint System (CRS) ..... 17
6. Ban on the use of mobile telephones while driving ..... 17
7. Implementation of Regional Traffic Safety Check ..... 17
8. Providing information on Motor Vehicle Assessment ..... 17
9. Expanded system for promoting vehicle safety measures ..... 17
10. Improvement of rescue and first aid systems ..... 17