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Traffic administraton in Japan

Traffic administraton in Japan

Police
(National Police Agency,Public Safety Commission,Local Police Headquarters)
Planning Department   -> Legal system / Safety education
Guidance Department -> Guidance / Enforcement
Regulation / Control Department -> Regulations / Safety facilities / Traffic information
Driver's License Department -> Driver's license

 
Road Administrator
(Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or local goverments)
Road Construction and planning Safety facilities




 
Transport Administrator
(Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
Vehicle safety standards Commercial licenses



  Arrangement for traffic safety facilities
National Police Agency
Local Police Headquarters

Overall planning

Equipment development and specification


Budget

Traffic control center

Signal controllers(operation/maintenance)
info.collect / supply devices(Oper./Main.)

Regulatory signs and markings


   
 
Traffic regulation standards
Max.speed Expressways - 100 km/h
Surface roads - 60 km/h
Vehicle traffic Drive on the left

  Traffic safety facilities (as of end of FY2007)
Traffic cintrol centers 163 sites
Traffic signal controllers 195,897 units
Vehicle detectors 196,494 units
CCTV cameras 2,918 units
Traffic information boards 3,580 units
   

 
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