Toyota to Conduct Spring Traffic-safety Campaign
Tokyo, Mar 25, 2010; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC)
announces it will conduct its yearly spring traffic-safety campaign from
April 1 to 30 to coincide with Japan's spring nationwide campaign, which
runs from April 6 to 15. A total of 426 companies, made up of vehicle
dealers, logistics systems companies, forklift dealers, parts distributors
and rental/lease dealers, will participate in the TMC campaign.
The
TMC campaign will focus on educating pre-schoolers about the dangers of
running out into the street. To this end, TMC will donate nationwide
approximately 2.57 million traffic-safety picture books to children
beginning kindergarten or nursery school, as well as donate approximately
46,000 traffic-safety storytelling card sets to kindergartens, nursery
schools, libraries and children's facilities throughout the country.
In addition, to promote senior-citizen traffic-safety awareness, an
important theme of this year's campaign, TMC has prepared a flyer to be
handed out to drivers at nationwide vehicle dealers, logistics systems
companies, forklift dealers, parts distributors and rental/lease dealers.
This year marks the 42nd year that TMC has engaged in these
activities, which began in 1969. To date, TMC has donated approximately
123.65 million picture books and 1.29 million traffic-safety storytelling
card sets.
TMC has reaffirmed its commitment to customer safety as
its top priority, based on the view that realizing a society free of
traffic casualties requires an integrated approach encompassing people,
cars and the traffic environment. Accordingly, this year TMC will again be
actively implementing other traffic-safety awareness activities in addition
to the above campaign.
Details of the Spring Toyota Traffic Safety
Campaign
I. "Playing Soccer" picture book (traffic-safety
educational materials)
Target: New students at kindergartens and
nursery schools nationwide and their parents/guardians
Content:
Highlights the dangers of running out into the street
Donation route:
Vehicle dealers nationwide
Number of copies: Approx. 2.57 million
II. "Super Mother Cuccu" storytelling card set (traffic-safety
educational materials)
Target: Kindergartens and nursery schools,
libraries and children's facilities nationwide
Content: Highlights the
dangers of running out into the street
Donation route: Vehicle dealers
nationwide (also distributed directly by TMC at libraries and children's
facilities)
Number of copies: Approx. 46,000
III. Senior-citizen
traffic-safety awareness flyer
Target: Drivers
Content:
Enhancing pedestrian visibility at night by promoting the wearing of light
colored clothing and/or reflective material; Introduction to
traffic-related mental training
Distribution method: Via vehicle
dealers, logistics systems companies, forklift dealers, parts distributors
and rental/lease dealers
Number of copies: Approx. 710,000
Period:
April 1 to April 30
About Toyota
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Toyota Motor Corporation , has endeavored since its establishment in 1937
to serve society by creating better products. Today, the Company
manufactures vehicles and parts at 53 production sites in 27 countries and
regions around the globe and is an active member in the communities it
serves. In fiscal 2009, ended March 31, 2009, the Toyota Group sold
approximately 7.56 million vehicles in 170 countries and regions under the
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