A taxi runs away in Chiyoda Ward and kills people.Both the police and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are willing to prevent a drastic recurrence.

■ Why a runaway accident occurs?Is there a measure to prevent recurrence?

● A runaway accident in which pedestrians and drivers in Chiyoda Ward die

A painful accident occurred on September 11, where a taxi runaway in front of the Chiyoda Ward Office and died into a woman on the sidewalk.Assuming the collision speed from the damage of the vehicle, the minimum is 60km/h.It is reported that the 64 -year -old driver was transported by unconscious integrity and died the following day.The airbag is also developed, and it is unlikely that it will be heavy due to this degree of damage, so there is a high possibility such as sudden illness (heart disease and brain disease can easily open the accelerator because the body strips.)

As I can say about Ikebukuro's runaway, the accident suddenly gets caught up in a disaster.Originally, we have to analyze the cause of the accident and consider measures to prevent recurrence, but Japanese police are not good at physical research.From the beginning of searching for the culprit.The cause of the accident that police preferred was "I failed to turn the steering wheel because of too much speed."Of course, the last cause may be.However, the reason for the accident should be found and a measure to prevent recurrence.

● How to prevent runaway accidents?

The same case as the runaway accident in front of the Chiyoda Ward Office has occurred many times.There are many cases like Ikebukuro's runaway accident.Currently, the Chiyoda Ward Office can prevent accidents in the Chiyoda Ward Office that can be prevented by Toyota, which can be mounted on some models, will be driving if the accelerator is suddenly opened at 30 km/h or less.)only.There is no system to prevent runaway accidents in Ikebukuro at this time.Of course, you can do it if you are concerned, but the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will not approve.

If you write a little concretely, it is possible to recognize the camera with a camera if the signal is red or a pedestrian crossing.However, if it is approved, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will not need ITS, such as "sending signal information to cars with beacons and other cars" that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will invest.It is easy to recognize the display of the 30km/h limit so that only about 40km/h comes out.At 40km/h, you can put a sudden braking by detecting pedestrians and obstacles with the current automatic brake.

It has not been a movement to adopt it at the moment.The car has the risk of being unable to control today.If so, pedestrians would have to defend themselves.Nevertheless, the police said, "Be sure to stop on the pedestrian crossing."And he says that the car that did not stop is bad.Of course, pedestrians think that cars stop.I teach my grandchildren, "Even if the pedestrian crosswalk turns blue, be sure to see the left and right."A car is not always the reason.

● What can be understood from the E -Palet Pedestrian contact accident during the Tokyo Paralympic Games

The other day, an automatic driver's E -Palette had a contact with a pedestrian in the Tokyo Olympics player village.The outline of the accident is analyzed on my web, but even if we take multiple safety measures, there will always be "leaks".The accident of the E -Palette is extremely unusual, but the police are likely to "do not search for the culprit", but I think that building a measure to prevent automatic driving accidents will not be a "simple pedestrian priority."If you give priority to pedestrians, the car will only stop and it will not be a movement tool.

Pedestrian priority does not hold as a means of transportation

Below is a bicycle that jumps out of the bus street from a narrow road.If the timing is bad, it collides.He rides a bicycle that becomes a "light vehicle" with a passion for pedestrians since childhood.If you are a pedestrian's movement speed, you can stop looking from the vehicle.However, the brakes are not in time for the travel speed of the bicycle.The pattern is exactly the same as the E -Palette accident.In the first place, the bicycle is a light vehicle except for the situation where you are getting off and pushing.In addition, there is a pause paint for bicycles in the foreground.

● Rather than waiting for the country or the government to protect you, you should protect yourself first

Some children are playing right next to the road that does not have a guardrail.Obviously dangerous.If you suddenly move at this distance, the brake will not be in time.Perhaps parents and schools do not teach the dangers of the road.The roots are the same as the Tokyo Olympics players village and bass streets.If the police or a little bigger, if the country wants to prevent a painful accident, you should consider a drastic comprehensive transportation system.

Until then, what you can do as a driver is to be more cautious than ever.It is hard to make a painful accident (I think it will not be possible to overlook the ratio of the elderly) and it will be a flow of taking full -scale measures as a country.In addition, even if the traffic light is blue, the child and grandchildren have to confirm the left and right safety.If pedestrians confirm their safety themselves, they can protect their own from at least a crosswalk.

(Author Mitsuhiro Kunizawa)