Traffic safety education is being enhanced in Health and Physical Education classes in schools,based on respect for human life.In addition,MESSC is conducting central training seminars for traffic safety instructors,prefectural training seminars,and first aid training.Furthermore,since FY1994,from a perspective of enhancing traffic safety including practical instruction for motorcycles,MESSC has been conducting practical research specifically in upper secondary schools on the following:1)special characteristics of motorcycles and acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills for driving,2)acquiring first aid skills for use in the event of an accident and the steps that should be taken post-accidents,3)instructional planning in cooperation witb all areas of scbool educational activities such as individual subjects and Special Activities,and modalities for the specific instruction of these plans,and4)modalities for cooperation with schools,households and communities(the police,driving schools and other related organizations)for the purpose of developing a desired attitude toward the skills necessary for driving a motorcycle and traffic safety.
