On May 23, four new Tsugaru dialect traffic safety slogan signs were unveiled, which attracted a lot of attention as "only local people can read them."

The traffic safety slogan written in Tsugaru dialect is an initiative that began when the Aomori Prefectural Traffic Safety Association / Watoku Branch asked the sixth graders of Hirosaki City Joto Elementary School (Okubo Nishida, Hirosaki City) to "traffic safety compassionate haiku". The masterpiece "Unuu Nudo Kendo Wadare Higarero" was introduced in the media as "(Understanding by foreigners) is difficult" and "Only local people can read it", and it is still in the same school district as a Hall of Fame work. It is left.

The slogan is the homework of the sixth graders of the school every year, and this year, four works were selected from 42 students in two classes. Toshiaki Harada, the branch manager, said, "We started as a part of extracurricular activities to think about the area and traffic safety, and from 2018 (Heisei 30), we started to have Tsugaru dialect included. We are interested in traffic safety because there are words that are more familiar than standard languages. I wanted you to have it. "

The four slogans this year are as follows. "Even if you have an accident in a hurry, go slowly, nothing will happen even if you have an accident in a hurry." I want you to stop crossing while touching your smartphone) "" The looseness of my heart becomes a big accident (a little looseness of my heart becomes a big accident) "" I have to run with a point (before crossing) When the signal flashes, wait instead of running across).

The signboard will be installed along the sidewalk beside the school gate on the day of the school's athletic meet. After installing for one year, it will be replaced in the school district. Currently, 54 pieces are installed in the school district, and the old ones will be removed, but this year there was no replacement, and 4 pieces of last year's works were installed near Naijoshi Children's Park. "There was a contact accident in the vicinity of the park in the past. I chose it as the installation location to alert the driver," says Harada.

Regarding this year's work, Mr. Harada says, "I personally like the slogan that pays attention to'Walking smartphone', but this year's work is also a masterpiece." "The reputation in the district is good, and the number of inquiries from outside the prefecture is increasing. I hope it will be a bright topic due to the corona virus."