The power word “Ibaraki Dash” has spread in the Kanto area. It refers to dangerous driving that starts turning right at an intersection before the car in the oncoming lane goes straight, but Tomoya Aoki, a writer living in Ibaraki, says, “Actually, I see it only occasionally. It may have started because the car that was going straight gave way so that the following car would not get stuck in traffic.”
Ibaraki Prefectural Police raises awareness that “Ibaraki dash is very embarrassing”
On June 20, 2023, the Ibaraki Prefectural Police announced that they would eradicate the “Ibaraki dash” of dangerous driving, and even formed a police motorcycle formation to carry out an emergency crackdown.
The prefectural police traffic manager commented, “Ibaraki dash is very embarrassing. It clearly shows the bad traffic manners in Ibaraki.”
The Ibaraki dash is the act of making a right turn ahead of an oncoming vehicle at the moment a traffic light changes from red to green at an intersection. etc., are often mentioned.
By the way, there are so-called local rules all over the country, such as Ibaraki Dash, including “Iyo’s early turn” where you turn right at a green light early, “Yamanashi rule” centered on right-turning vehicles, and forcible driving. If you just look up things related to right turns, such as “Matsumoto Hashiri” and “Namara Car Thieves”, which are characterized by right turns, and “Kyoto Magari”, which turns right from the outside straight lane, you will find more and more.
Dangerous driving similar to “Iyo’s fast turn” and “Matsumoto running”
In addition, “Awa’s Yellow Running”, which runs at a yellow light, and “Nagoya Running”, “Osaka Running”, “Harima Road Traffic Law”, “Saga’s Yokaromon Driving”, and “Kagawa Rules” are general terms for driving rules unique to the area. “Hekorai rule” is known, and there are even rules such as “Okayama rule” and “Ezo no turn signal” that do not turn on the blinker.
Somehow, every prefecture seems to be amazing. Some of you may think, “How lawless are rural areas!?” However, I think that it is common for Ibaraki residents, including the author, to say, “Well, I see them sometimes, but…”. I would like to add that “Don’t dash as much as the name” as an impression, but there are aspects of the prefectural residents who have treated it as a “story” so far, and this time the prefectural police are “eradicated”. There seems to be quite a few people who feel a little confused about things.
However, according to the prefectural police, by the end of April 2023, 80% of accidents at traffic lights at intersections will involve right turns, and eight of them will result in fatalities. I see, looking at this number, I feel like I’m going to actively call attention to eradicate it.
That said, there is a limit to just calling out and cracking down, so if you really want to prevent Ibaraki Dash, I think it’s important to create a mechanism that can’t be done. For example, at an intersection where Ibaraki dashes occur frequently, how about turning on the green arrow traffic light only for going straight and turning left at first, and then switching to the normal green light after a few seconds to allow right turns? Ibaraki’s new weapon that can reliably prevent Ibaraki Dash by slightly shifting the lighting timing of the signal! It would be nice to have a proper name such as “Dash Guard” to increase the PR effect.
2023-07-30 04:00:00
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