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First Poster Contest of Safety Support Cars for Elementary-School Students Across Japan to be Held
December 14, 2020
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been advancing activities for public awareness raising of “safety support cars,” a collective name for vehicles with functions for supporting drivers in safe driving to prevent traffic accidents caused by drivers’ errors such as improper use of the acceleration pedal.
METI hereby announces that a Poster Contest of Safety Support Cars will be held targeting elementary-school students nationwide, who will play a leading role in the future. To this end, a call for pictures and slogans for safety support cars from such students starts. This event aims to enrich public understanding of safety support cars through providing students with opportunities to think about the significance and functions of safety support cars together with their family members or other grown-ups.
1. Title of the event
Poster Contest of Safety Support Cars
2. Purpose
Through a call for posters and slogans for safety support cars from elementary-school students, this event aims to enrich public understanding of safety support cars by providing such students with opportunities to think about the significance and functions of safety support cars together with their family members or other grown-ups.
3.Outline of the call
Eligibility: Elementary-school students across Japan
Categories: Category for First to Third Graders and Category for Fourth to Sixth Graders
Closing date: February 17 (Wed.), 2021
Contents to be called for: Pictures and slogans for safety support cars
How to apply: See the Appendix.
4. Commendation
Prize: Certificates of merit with supplementary prizes will be awarded to winners.
Commendation: A ceremony will be held around March 2021 to commend outstanding winners.
5. Organizers
Organizer: Japan Educational Press
Co-organizers: METI and Kodomono Mirai Ouendan
Reference: Outline of safety support cars
The government of Japan has been advancing efforts for public awareness raising of “safety support cars,” a collective name for vehicles in which advanced safety technology, such as a collision damage mitigation braking system and an acceleration control system which responds to drivers’ errors in use of the acceleration pedal, is installed to support users in safe driving.
For related information, visit the following websites:
Division in Charge
ITS and Autonomous Driving Promotion Office, Automobile Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau