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Traffic safety countermeasure project for arterial roads in Japan
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Toshiharu Yoshida Director, Road Risk Management Office, Road Bureau. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan
Masayuki Yabu Head, Pavement and Earthworks division, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan
Azuma Takemoto Chief Staff, Research Evaluation and International Section, Public Works Research Institute, Japan
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Ahazardous locations countermeasure project has been conducted in Japan since 2003 as part of a traffic safety countermeasure project for arterial roads. The aim of the project is to implement effective and efficient countermeasures at hazardous locations, which are determined by their concentration of traffic accidents. A goal of a 30% reduction in fatal and injury accidents has been set.