WHITE PAPER
ON TRAFFIC SAFETY IN JAPAN 2017
Abridged Edition

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Table of contents (PDF:33KB)

Feature article

“Prevention of Traffic Accidents involving Elderly People”

Introduction (PDF:138KB)

Ⅰ Current state of Elderly People (PDF:881KB)

1. Progressing to an aging society
2. Characteristics of fatal traffic accidents of elderly pedestrians
3. Characteristics of fatal traffic accidents by elderly drivers

Ⅱ Efforts towards Prevention of Traffic Accidents involving Elderly People (PDF:956KB)

1. Progressing to an aging society
2. Characteristics of fatal traffic accidents of elderly pedestrians

Ⅲ Promotion of Further Measures for Prevention of Traffic Accidents involving Elderly People (PDF:110KB)

I Current status of Traffic safety measures and situation of traffic accidents of fiscal year 2016

Title 1 Land Transport

Part 1 Road Transport (PDF:1,483KB)

Chapter 1 Road Traffic Accident Trends

1. Long-Term Transition of Road Traffic Accidents
2. Road Traffic Accident Conditions during 2016
   
   • Overall Condition
   • Number of Fatalities and Injuries in Traffic Accidents by State
   • Number of Fatalities and the Number of Injuries in Traffic Accidents by Age Group
   • Number of Fatalities in Traffic Accidents by Age Group and by State per a Population of 100,000
   • Number of Fatalities with or without the Use of Seat-Belt
   • Number of Fatalities with or without the Use of Child Seats

Chapter 2 Overview of Current Road Traffic Safety Measures

1. Improvement of Road Traffic Environment
   
   • Development in People-First Walking Spaces Offering Safety and Security on Residential Streets
   • Promotion of Traffic Safety Measures in Arterial Roads
   • Comprehensive Development of the Cycling Environment
   • Use of Intelligent Transport Systems
2. Dissemination and Reinforcement of Traffic Safety
   
   • Promotion of Step by Step and Systematic Traffic Safety Education
   • Promotion of Traffic Safety Education for the Elderly
   • Promotion of the Safe Usage of Bicycles
3. Ensuring Safe Driving
   
   • Promotion of Measures for Elderly Drivers
   • Promotion of Safety Measures Based on Safety Plan of Business Vehicle
   • Establishment of Transport Safety Management System
4. Ensuring Vehicle Safety Measures
   
   • Promotion of Development and Dissemination of Advanced Safety Vehicles (ASV) including Automatic Driving Technology which Contributes to Safety
5. Development of Rescue and Emergency Medical Systems
   
   • Promotion of the “Doctor-Helicopter Project”
   • Augmentation of Fire Department and Collaborative Systems for Medical Agencies

Part 2 Railway Transport (PDF:145KB)

Chapter 1 Railway Traffic Accident Trends

1. Operational Accidents over Recent Years

Chapter 2 Overview of Current Railway Traffic Safety Measures

1. Improvement of Railway Environment
   
   • Improving Operational Safety Devices
   • Strengthening of the Earthquake Resistance of Railway Structure
   • Reinforcement of Measures for Safety Improvement on Station Platform
2. Dissemination of Knowledge about the Safety of Rail Traffic
3. Ensuring the Safe Operation of Railways
   
   • Retaining the Quality of Train Operators
   • Sharing and Use of Trouble Information on Safety
   • Appropriate Response in Cases of Large-Scale Accident Occurrence
   • Enhancement of Transport Safety Management System

Title 2 Maritime Transport (PDF:253KB)

Chapter 1 Maritime Accident Trends

1. Current Situation of Maritime Accidents
2. Major Constituents of Maritime Accidents and Maritime Rescue during 2016

Chapter 2 Current Maritime Traffic Safety Measures

1. Improvement of Maritime Traffic Environment
   
   • Improvement of Traffic Safety Facilities
2. Dissemination of Knowledge Regarding Maritime Transport Safety
   
   • Raising Awareness of the Prevention of Maritime Accidents
3. Ensuring Safe Operation of Boats and Ships
   
   • Prevention of Human Errors
   • Strengthening of Supervision for Passenger Ship Operators, etc.
   • Promotion of Transport Safety Management Assessment
4. Augmentation of Safety Measures for Small Vessels, etc.
   
   • Promotion of Safety Measures for Pleasure Boats

Title 3 Air Transport (PDF:190KB)

Chapter 1 Air Traffic Accident Trends

1. Air Traffic Accidents in Recent Years
2. Incidents Related to Air Traffic Safety during 2016
   
   • Safety Issues involving Air Carriers

Chapter 2 Overview of Current Air Traffic Safety Measures

1. Conversion to Comprehensive Safety Management
   
   • Reinforcement of SMS (Safety Management System) for Business Provider
2. Ensuring Safe Operation of Aircraft
   
   • Establishment of Operation Standards for Securing the Safe Operations
   • Enhancement and Strengthening of the Transport Safety Management System
3. Ensuring Aircraft Safety
   
   • Improvement of Technical Standards of Maintenance and Inspection of Aircraft
4. Maintaining the Air Traffic Environment
   
   • Promotion of Measures against Runway Incursion

II Plan for traffic safety measures in 2017

Part 1 Measures Regarding the Safety of Land Transport (PDF:157KB)

Chapter 1 Measures Regarding Road Transport Safety

1. Improvement of the Road Traffic Environment
2. Dissemination and Reinforcement of Traffic Safety
3. Ensuring Safe Driving
4. Ensuring Vehicle Safety Measures
5. Improvements of Rescue and Emergency Medical System

Chapter 2 Measures Regarding Railway Transport Safety

1. Improvement of Railway Environment
2. Ensuring the Safe Operation of Railway

Part 2 Measures Regarding Maritime Transport Safety (PDF:120KB)

1. Improvement of Maritime Traffic Environment
2. Ensuring Safe Operations of Ship
3. Enhancing Safety Measures for Small Boats

Part 3 Measures Regarding Air Transport Safety (PDF:121KB)

1. Further Promotion of Aviation Safety Program
2. Ensuring Safe Operations of Aircraft
3. Ensuring Aircraft Safety

Topics

• Ensuring Traffic Safety of School Roads (PDF:111KB)
• Revision of the National Curriculum Standard for Kindergarten, Child-care Guidelines of the Day Care Center and the Course of Study and Guideline of Day care for Integrated Centre for Early Childhood Education and Care Related to Traffic Safety (PDF:44KB)
• Holding the Traffic Safety Forum (PDF:94KB)
• Efforts for Traffic Volunteer Activity (PDF:143KB)
• Ordinances regarding Traffic Safety Measures Enacted in 2016 in the Prefectures (and government-designated cities) (PDF:58KB)
• Measures Taken After the Karuizawa Ski Bus Accident (PDF:583KB)
• Advanced technology (Vehicle) (PDF:1,444KB)
• Measures against Cell Phone use, etc. while Driving (Including Measures against “using "Smartphone" while driving ”) (PDF:120KB)
• Status of Implementation of the Training for Cyclists (PDF:73KB)
• Holding a "Symposium on the Support of the Children who lost Their Families in the Traffic Accident" (PDF:83KB)
• Measures to Prevent Fall Accidents from the Station Platform~ Outline of Interim Report "Investigation Commission for Safety Improvement on Station Platform" (December, 2016) ~ (PDF:169KB)
• Safety Measures for Small Vessels (PDF:572KB)
• Further Action Taken for Disseminating the “Ship’s Tsunami evacuation manual” (PDF:35KB)
• Improvement in Wave Forecast Chart~ New Information on Rough Sea Area Where a Large Wave Such as Pyramidal Waves may Easily Occur ~ (PDF:351KB)
• The First Anniversary of Amended Civil Aeronautical Act Enforcement related to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and the Study of System in the Future (PDF:219KB)

[Explanatory notes]

① As a rule, items less than the unit of the diagram are rounded off. Therefore, in some cases, total figure and total of breakdown will not match.
② When there is no special declination regarding number of fatalities in road traffic accidents, it is called as 24 hour death toll.