When a research group led by Professor Masao Ichikawa of the University of Tsukuba Medical School investigated the effects of the spring national traffic safety campaign, it was found that the number of fatalities due to traffic accidents decreased by only 2.5%.There is no doubt that the campaign is effective, but Professor Ichikawa sees the effect as limited.
According to Tsukuba University, the research group of Professor Ichikawa et al. Conducted the campaign using the number of fatalities due to monthly traffic accidents nationwide from 1949 to 2019 and the data of the month when the spring national traffic safety campaign was held. We analyzed the difference in the number of fatalities due to traffic accidents per day between the first month and the other months.
その結果、運動が実施された月の交通事故による死亡者数は2.5％減っていた。しかし、1949年から1964年は4.5％の減少だったのに対し、1965年から1989年は2.6％、1990年から2004年は0.1％、2005年から2019年は3.5％の減少にとどまり、交通インフラや交通安全対策が未発達だった時代に比べ、運動効果が減退していた。
Professor Ichikawa has set a goal of halving the number of fatalities from traffic accidents in the world from 2021 to 2030, and the number of fatalities from traffic accidents nationwide, which was 2020 in 2,839, will be less than 2025 by 2,000. In order to achieve Japan's 11th Basic Traffic Plan, it is necessary to focus on traffic safety measures other than public relations activities and crackdowns.
The research group of Professor Ichikawa and others will proceed with research on the role played by the national traffic safety movement in spreading the idea of traffic safety and the cost-effectiveness of the movement.
