{"id":153371,"date":"2023-05-12T11:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T02:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=153371&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-05-12T11:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T02:37:30","slug":"driving-safety-now-served-with-noodles-and-fish-cake","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/driving-safety-now-served-with-noodles-and-fish-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Safety: Now Served with Noodles and Fish Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an effort to raise awareness about road safety during the spring season, police officers in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, have taken a unique approach. As part of the Spring Traffic Safety Campaign running from May 11th to May 20th, officers have been distributing local gourmet Kurume ramen at the &#8220;Michi no Eki Kurume&#8221; station to encourage accident prevention. The campaign was organized in response to the doubling of traffic-related fatalities in the region compared to the same period last year. The distributed ramen packets symbolize the determination to achieve zero accidents from this point forward. In a similar vein, the city of Okawa, known for its furniture industry, organized a driving seminar for the elderly on the first day of the campaign. The event saw the distribution of local Kamaboko (fish cake), aligning with the event&#8217;s catchphrase, which translates to &#8220;Learn driving in the city of furniture, prevent accidents.&#8221; The seminar, aimed at reducing elderly-related accidents, allowed attendees to receive practical advice from police officers, including parking exercises. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20230511\/5010020235.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_ramen-cup_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Driving Safety: Now Served with Noodles and Fish Cake\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_ramen-cup_2023_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_ramen-cup_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_ramen-cup_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_ramen-cup_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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As part of the Spring Traffic Safety Campaign running from May 11th to May 20th, officers have been&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":153374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-153371","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kurume","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/153371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}