【News Citation】
In order to respond to the “2024 problem,” which is feared to worsen labor shortages in the logistics industry, the National Police Agency has established a study group of experts to begin specific discussions on raising the maximum speed of large trucks on expressways from 80 kilometers per hour.
In the logistics industry, there are concerns about a worsening labor shortage and a decrease in transportation volume due to stricter regulations on overtime work for truck drivers starting next April, which has been dubbed the “2024 problem.
【Citation】
【Personal opinion】
The 2024 issue here refers to the following
In order to prevent long working hours, the upper limit of working hours will be regulated starting in 2024. This raises the question of whether truck drivers will be able to work shorter hours, thus slowing down logistics.
In response to this, there is now a study that says, “Then, just let them drive faster by lowering the speed limit.
In my opinion, this is an unacceptable practice.
The purpose of preventing long working hours is to maintain workers’ health.
If the speed limit is lowered and speed is increased, the risk of accidents increases, and lives may be at risk.
Workers will also have to constantly concentrate to keep up with the high speeds, which will cause fatigue.
In addition, if the speed limit is lowered, delivery schedules will naturally be designed to accommodate driving at that speed, and drivers who only want to drive at slower speeds will be weeded out.
In other words, the company would not allow the trucks to run at their previous speed.
As a result, there will be trucks everywhere driving at faster speeds, and the risk of accidents will increase everywhere.
This must not be allowed to happen.
