[JAF Hiroshima] Rediscovering Safety Through Driving Experiences Not Possible on Public Roads
JAF Hiroshima branch will hold a hands-on safe driving seminar for drivers 50 and older on June 7, 2026. Participants will use their own cars to identify their driving habits and physical changes through exercises like emergency braking and blind spot checks.
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The Hiroshima Branch of the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) will hold a hands-on safe driving seminar for veteran drivers aged 50 and older on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Royal Driving School Fukuyama in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. This seminar is co-hosted with the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS).
The purpose of this seminar is to help participants discover their own "driving habits" and "changes in physical ability" through driving experiences that are not usually possible on public roads, understand the characteristics of their own cars, and acquire driving behaviors that will help them continue to drive safely in the future.
[Main Curriculum Planned]
- Blind spots of the car
- Intersections with poor visibility
- Slalom
- Emergency braking experience using traffic signals
- Support Car ride experience (Cooperation: Daihatsu Hiroshima Sales Co., Ltd.)
*"Support Cars" are vehicles equipped with certain driver support functions utilizing advanced safety technologies such as collision damage mitigation braking (automatic braking).
[Outline of the Event]
- Date and Time: Sunday, June 7, 2026, 12:30–16:30
- Location: Royal Driving School Fukuyama (4-15-31 Matsunaga-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture)
- Capacity: 10 participants (advance application required). *May be cancelled if the minimum of 5 participants is not met.
- Application Deadline: By Sunday, May 24, 2026
- Co-hosted by: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
- Supported by: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; National Police Agency; Hiroshima Prefecture
- Cooperation: Hiroshima Daihatsu Co., Ltd.; Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists; Royal Driving School Fukuyama
The purpose of this seminar is to help participants discover their own "driving habits" and "changes in physical ability" through driving experiences that are not usually possible on public roads, understand the characteristics of their own cars, and acquire driving behaviors that will help them continue to drive safely in the future.
[Main Curriculum Planned]
- Blind spots of the car
- Intersections with poor visibility
- Slalom
- Emergency braking experience using traffic signals
- Support Car ride experience (Cooperation: Daihatsu Hiroshima Sales Co., Ltd.)
*"Support Cars" are vehicles equipped with certain driver support functions utilizing advanced safety technologies such as collision damage mitigation braking (automatic braking).
[Outline of the Event]
- Date and Time: Sunday, June 7, 2026, 12:30–16:30
- Location: Royal Driving School Fukuyama (4-15-31 Matsunaga-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture)
- Capacity: 10 participants (advance application required). *May be cancelled if the minimum of 5 participants is not met.
- Application Deadline: By Sunday, May 24, 2026
- Co-hosted by: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
- Supported by: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; National Police Agency; Hiroshima Prefecture
- Cooperation: Hiroshima Daihatsu Co., Ltd.; Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists; Royal Driving School Fukuyama
FAQ
JAFの「ドライバーズセミナー シニアコース」とはどのような講習会ですか？
50歳以上のドライバーを対象に、公道では体験できない運転操作を通じて自身の運転のクセや身体能力の変化に気づき、今後の安全運転に役立てることを目的とした体験型の講習会です。
開催日時と場所はどこですか？
2026年6月7日（日）12：30から16：30まで、広島県福山市のロイヤルドライビングスクール福山で開催されます。
講習の内容にはどのようなものがありますか？
クルマの死角体験、見通しの悪い交差点の走行、スラローム、信号を使った急ブレーキ体験、およびダイハツ広島販売協力によるサポカー同乗体験が予定されています。
参加申し込みの締め切りはいつですか？
2026年5月24日（日）までとなっています。
定員はありますか？
定員は10名ですが、最少催行人数が5名となっており、それを下回る場合は中止となる可能性があります。