carried out investigative research on comprehensive measures to use with habitual drunk drivers, which include an educational program (brief intervention) and usage of an alcohol interlock apparatus as well as investigating other issues and readjusting the measures used.

The police are moreover taking prompt apt administrative actions such as revoking drunk driver's licenses and in order to prevent drinking driving by habitual drunk drivers and so on are providing information on consultation agencies etc to anyone suspected habitual drinking through courses for people subjected to punishment as well as promoting the contents of classes for problem drinkers.

4. Enforcement of ban on drinking driving etc.

Accurate analysis of the results of enforcement and the situation with traffic accidents etc in the effective enforcement of the ban on drinking driving where great importance is placed on the time zone and place it can often be seen is being carried out.

Moreover, after arresting drivers caught drinking driving or after hit and run accidents not only the drivers are being investigated but also the other users of the vehicle, places they drank at, the passengers in the car at the time, and any companions they drank alcoholic beverages with etc in the strict application of the penal codes related to

the provision of vehicles, serving of alcoholic beverages and the request for vehicles to be supervised, and thus strictly investigate those cases as instigation.

Furthermore, the penal code related to casual accidents resulting from dangerous driving is being strictly applied against casual accident occurring from dangerous and reckless driving that includes drinking driving.

5. Development and promotion of technology to prevent drinking driving

Manufacturers have developed technology for use in easier prevention of drinking driving than the alcohol interlock apparatus, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are to discuss putting the drinking driving prevention technology into practical use.

## [Promotion of traffic safety education]

1. Promotion of traffic safety education based on the situation with traffic accidents etc.

Various ways are being pursued of making infants and children more interested in specific dangerous places on roads around schools etc and traffic safety education promoted according to their developmental stage. The endeavor is being made to allow the technology and knowledge needed to be mastered voluntarily and raise consciousness on securing the safety of road traffic by encouraging pupils to take part in traffic safety activities etc.

Efforts shall be actively made to raise awareness of the promotion of the early lighting of the front-light system of vehicles and practical use of reflectors as measures in preventing accidents in the evening and at night along with implementing traffic safety education that focuses on the situation with accidents occurring most frequently in the area.

Support in nurturing the activities of leaders that can appropriately promote the direction of traffic safety education is being pursued in ensuring independent implementation takes place in all regions, work places, and schools etc.

### 2. Promotion of Nationwide Traffic Safety Campaign

This aims at providing and disseminating traffic safety messages broadly to everyone in the nation and support them in making a habit of observing traffic rules and the right traffic manner practices and also at being a national movement to promote approaches to improving the road traffic environment by the nation, organizations, and other bodies such as the traffic measures councils of local governments, including the organizations hosting the movement and cooperating with each other in deploying traffic safety messages consistent and systematic manner.

Central Meeting of the Nationwide Traffic Safety Campaign in spring of 2009