Section2 Advanced Road Traffic Services

The Increase in Efficiency of Freight Distribution

Efficiency of freight distribution which was harmonized with environment and road preservation

Accidents involving heavy vehicles, including specially permitted commercial vehicles, tend to be serious

A truck fell sideways, scattered its cargo over the road, and stopped the traffic. A front wheel fell off a trailer truck, which should have been driving at night but was illegally travelling in the daytime, and hit a pedestrian. Such accidents involving trucks may cause serious injury to people.

Newspaper article on serious accidents of heavy vehicles

Sanyo Newspaper (June 3, 2001)

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Mainichi Newspaper (January 11, 2002)

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