Analysis of the Relationship between Age and Violation of Traffic Laws and Ordinances in Traffic Accidents on Children

Hiroki Onishi, Makoto Fujiu (), Yuma Morisaki and Junichi Takayama
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Hiroki Onishi: Nihonkai Consultant Co., Ltd., 2-126 Izumihonmachi, Kanazawa 921-8042, Ishikawa, Japan
Makoto Fujiu: Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakumamachi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan
Yuma Morisaki: Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakumamachi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan
Junichi Takayama: School of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakumamachi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: In Japan, where the birthrate continues to decline, various initiatives are underway to promote traffic safety for children. Although these efforts have helped reduce the number of traffic accidents involving children, an examination of the circumstances under which children were killed or injured in traffic accidents in recent years shows that accidents in which children were riding bicycles accounted for the highest percentage of accidents. We investigated the relationship between the ages of children involved in traffic accidents and violations of traffic laws using traffic accident statistics maintained by the Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters. These records revealed that 16-year-olds were most likely to be involved in traffic accidents. Our analysis of the violations of laws and ordinances with respect to the ages of bicyclists involved in car accidents at intersections found that, of all the age categories, elementary school students had the lowest rate of accidents with no violations and the highest rate of accidents involving a failure to stop. Junior and senior high school students had lower rates of accidents involving a failure to stop than elementary school students. Moreover, at non-intersections, driving safety violations were notably higher for accidents involving bicycling elementary school students than for those in other age groups.

Keywords: children; bicycle; traffic accident; violation of Road Traffic Act; Ishikawa Prefecture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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