日本における幼児側面衝突事故の状況-unece.pptVIP

Fatalities and Injuries among Children in Motor Vehicle Crashes in Japan 18 June, 2008 JASIC Japan Automobile Standards Internationalization Center Introduction Japan has adopted ECE R.44 and is highly interested in GRSP CRS informal meetings. We would like to present an accident survey in Japan, one of the countries adopting R.44, for the consideration of more effective laws and regulations for reducing casualties. We hope that this survey report on the number of casualties and the rates of fatality and serious injury by impact type in crashes in Japan will serve as an evidence to identify necessary measures in regulatory revision. Motor Vehicle Fatalities and Serious Injuries among Children in Japan A survey on the number of casualties among children (aged less than 6) by impact type (year 2000-2004) shows that the number of deaths and serious injuries in lateral impact crashes was 236 (including 50 deaths), which is about 35% of that in frontal impact crashes, or 679 (including 98 deaths). However, the number of deaths and serious injuries account for 3.0% of all the casualties in frontal impact crashes, and 2.2% of those in lateral impact crashes, respectively, both of which are higher than 0.3% in rear impact crashes. Fatalities and Serious Injuries among Children in Lateral Impact Crashes in Japan Although the number of deaths and serious injuries in lateral impact crashes was smaller compared with that in frontal impact crashes, considering the high rates of death and serious injury in the former, safety improvement in lateral impact crashes is a very important issue as with that in frontal impact crashes in Japan. Use of CRSs in Crashes Involving Fatalities and Serious Injuries among Children in Japan Both in frontal and lateral impact crashes resulted in deaths and serious injuries, there were many cases where CRSs were misused or no restraint was used. Use of CRSs in Crashes Involving Fatalities and Serious Injuries among Children in Japan Whethe