The challenge to serious accidents caused by trucks (real world accidents and role of safety measures for vehicles) - The 5th Car Safety Symposium - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport November 5 (Friday) 14:00-17:30 Central Conference Room 201 Kazunori Iwakoshi President, JAF MATE The 5th Car Safety Symposium was held in two parts. During the first half, Mr. Wani reported on "recent trends in car safety," followed by speeches from Mr. Sukegawa on "large vehicle accidents" and Mr. Sugiura on "improvements in large vehicle safety." In the second half, Mr. Iwakoshi served as coordinator for a vigorous debate on measures to enhance the safety of large trucks. Most of the panelists agreed on the need for efficient safety programs to achieve the new target of "less than 5,000 fatalities in 10 years." Chiho Okubo Motor Life journalist Hideaki Sugiura Chairman, Heavy Vehicle Subcommittee, JAMA Masaaki Yokotsuka Chairman, Saitama Trucking Association Sadao Horino Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University Kenji Wani Director, Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Yoshihiro Sukegawa Researcher, Safety Research Division Crash Safety, Japan Automobile Research Institute