Bus Safety Initiatives

1. To reduce the number of accidents at intersections to zero, we will ensure that all vehicles stop at yellow lights and make a “yellow stop” when turning right or left at crosswalks to check for safety.

2. To reduce passenger injury accidents to zero, we will thoroughly enforce the “3-second in-bus safety check upon departure.”

3. As part of efforts to prevent health-related accidents, we will conduct brain MRI/MRA examinations for highway bus crew members who have reached the age of 43.

Since 1969, the bus division has been running the “Perfect Transportation Campaign,” a small-group activity aimed at achieving zero accidents. In this exercise, crew members are divided into small groups to hold discussions, in which they themselves point outproblems in dealing with customers and safety, think of solutions, implement them, and check them themselves in order to come up with better countermeasures. In addition, we aim to send customers to their destinations “safely, reliably, and kindly” through a perfect transportation campaign with the “goal of improving customer service.”

1. We are strictly enforcing the prohibition on using cell phones when crew are on duty.

Cellular phones are turned off while crew are on duty and are kept in a designated storage area.

2. IT is being utilized to further improve the quality of instruction and education for crew members.

Images and sound are recorded at all times while vehicles are operating.

All Nishitetsu Bus Group vehicles are equipped with this system. Utilizing recorded driving behavior, etc., data on “near-misses” are collected and discussions are held on how to make driving safer.

The collected data is also used for accident prevention through the “Safety Information-Sharing Portal,” a system that enables users to search for necessary information whenever they need it.

This device enables data analysis of the driver’s operation (speed, engine RPM, etc.) and provides more specific guidance on safe driving and environmentally friendly driving. The system has been installed in all Group vehicles.

If the distance between the bus and another object falls below a safe distance, an alarm or automatic braking is triggered to alert the driver. Furthermore, when the likelihood of a rear-end collision is high, the brakes are activated more strongly to reduce the collision speed and mitigate damage. The Nishitetsu Group has begun

installing these systems in highway buses introduced in and after FY2011, and as of the end of FY2022, 302 buses (215 of Nishitetsu itself and 87 of Group companies) are equipped with these systems.

*Installation of this device is mandatory for highway buses manufactured after November 2014.

Always detects the driver’s face direction and eye opening/closing status while driving, and alerts drivers if they are not looking straight ahead. As of the end of FY2022, 188 highway buses (125 of Nishitetsu itself and 63 of Group companies) have been equipped with this device, which warns drivers when they are not looking straight ahead with an audible and visual alarm, sends out an independent alarm even when there is no vehicle ahead, and accelerates activation of the damage mitigation brake.

An image sensor mounted in the cabin detects the vehicle’s position relative to the lane, and warns the driver with an audible alarm and on-screen display if the vehicle deviates from its lane.

As of the end of FY2022, the lane departure warning system has beeninstalled in 273 highway buses (202 of Nishitetsu itself and 71 of Group companies).

Using millimeter-wave radar, the system alerts the driver with a warning display on the driver’s multi-information display, and an audible alarm when the distance from the vehicle in front becomes less than the safe distance.

As of the end of FY2022, distance warning devices have been installed in 308 highway buses (220 of Nishitetsu itself and 88 of Group companies).

When a crew member becomes suddenly ill or otherwise unable to operate the bus, a customer can press a switch to bring the bus to an emergency stop.

As of the end of FY2022, the system has been installed in 49 route buses (46 of Nishitetsu itself and 3 of Group companies) and 75 highway buses (57 of Nishitetsu itself and 18 of Group companies).