Gegenreaktion gegen die neuen Strafzettel der Polizei von Tokio für Radfahrer: „Diese Regeln sind unmöglich zu befolgen, selbst die Polizei befolgt sie nicht“ … „Derzeit sind japanische Straßen nicht dafür ausgelegt, dass Fahrräder sicher auf der Fahrbahn fahren können“ … sie müssen mit Radwegen verbreitert werden, bevor neue Regeln erlassen werden.“
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16 Kommentare
Lol… no way… I witness many infractions everyday. Nobody gets tickets. Today, it is raining in Tokyo. Cops will be aggregated at stations guarding the gates. Nobody is going to steal any of them.
Anyone could have known that this would be the case. its not simple to just ticket bad cyclists, or else you’d have to ticket them all, but the roads in Japan are much like anywhere else. You have to segregate and filter traffic with hard barriers or else you will end up with car users treating dedicated bike lanes as parking spots and soft shoulders and more lane width to use.
i will remain on the sidewalk lmfao
I feel like this is a tale as old as time. Either laws are put in place to support something that doesn’t have the infrastructure yet or vice versa. The roads definitely are really narrow. Maybe it would give those construction guys something to actually do rather than repave the same road every year.
It is so regarded to give a cyclist a DUI and 100,000 yen fine for drinking half a can of beer.
We need trucks to stop parking on the bycicle lanes first.
Nah, new rules are great, and should be enforced more. Keep them away from the sidewalk.
Not feasible for everyone I know, but I just stay off the main roads and go on the little more residential ones that have very little car traffic anyway. Maybe not feasible for commutes, but if you’re just trying to get around your local area there are nearly always alternate backroad routes that let you do that.
SAY IT LOUDER
Join me in fantasy world, for a moment.
1) Consistent enforcement of the rules helps everyone to see that current bicycle infrastructure is nonexistent, and that the rules are unworkable as written
2) This leads to a concerted push to improve bicycle infrastructure
3) This is linked to a larger anti-car drive to help Japan end foreign oil dependence and bring the endless paving of the countryside to a halt
4) Transport and infrastructure gradually re-adapts to a pedestrian/bicycle society, revitalizing local town centers built around rail lines
5) Profit?????
Keep both hands on the handle bars, keep your eyes on the road, wear a helmet and keep at a safe speed. Is that too much to ask for?
Honestly, the rule should be for Mama-chari 100kg tanks to not be rushed at 50km/h on the sidewalks.
The rest is unnecessary and bothersome.
I love walking so bicycles are a constant stress for me, I’ve even been (lightly) hit by bicycles twice.
I do think many roads are definitely not bicycle friendly, and that there are way too many cars that drive too closely to bike lanes on roads that have them. I know some roads are too narrow. I’ve seen roads that have two lanes but are only wide enough for one vehicle.
But I’ve also seen a fair few roads and sidewalks that have pretty wide cycle lanes that are completely ignored by cyclists. The bicycle area on crossings seems to be completely pointless, and Isee many ignore red lights, both pedestrian and traffic.
Maybe living in the city is a bit different to smaller towns and rural areas, but I also see cyclists going way too fast and weaving through spaces between pedestrians.
I do think there has to be a bit of work from both sides. Cyclists do need to be more careful, but there should be more of an effort to make roads safer for cyclists.
That was only for show, after April 1st, nobody cares about them anymore.
Please keep them on the sidewalk!
I risk crashing into another car overtaking bicycles and the bicycle is in danger of being crushed by me.
I am glad the government is doing something. Coming from a European country, cyclists in Japan seem to almost exclusively use the sidewalks and almost no one wears any helmets – Even when the road is appropriate for cycling with marked cycle signs.