TOKYO, April 27 (Xinhua) — The proportion of bicycle-related accidents amongst all visitors accidents in Japan hit a document excessive of 23.3 % in 2022, the National Police Agency (NPA) mentioned Thursday.
The determine rose by 3.4 proportion factors from 2018, whereas the share of automobile accidents fell by 2.2 factors and that of motorcycle-related accidents grew by 0.4 level, NPA knowledge confirmed.
During a marketing campaign for visitors security to be launched subsequent month, the NPA plans to induce cyclists to put on helmets and observe visitors guidelines because the variety of major, junior excessive, and highschool college students who get entangled in a deadly or damage accident whereas using a bicycle tends to develop from April to June.
According to the NPA knowledge for 2018-2022, the variety of deadly and damage bicycle accidents involving major, junior excessive and highschool college students started to extend in April. The variety of such accidents was the very best in June.