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01-17-2007, 07:20 AM

Kaz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I posted an article "Bicycle tour in Japan will be impossible" last month.
> (news:newscache$0l6haj$z6$1@news01f.so-net.ne.jp)
>
> The National Police Agency opened the Road Traffic Law revision tentative
> plan to the public.
> They are gathering public comments against the tentative plan now.
>
> The last proposal contains this sentence --"When the bicycle ride is
> dangerous in the roadway, the bicycle traffic is prohibited there."
> They removed the sentence from the tentative plan.
>
> But a sentence--"Based on the proposal, a bill is submitted to revise the
> Road Traffic Law to the ordinary session of the Diet this year."-- is
> written in the tentative plan.
>
> We cyclists must not relax our guard.
> We are now acting to spread our opinion.
>
> An article was published on Asahi Shimbun(a major newspaper in Japan).
> http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-...701160101.html
>
> Japan Times also published a letter from a reader.
> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0070116aj.html
>
> I'd like to know your opinion.
> Thanks in advance,
> --
> Kaz, Japan
> hkaz1807[at]olive.livedoor.com

I lived in Japan for almost 3 years(Yokosuka) and altho I owned a
bicycle, it was generally so crowded, riding on the road OR sidewalk
was essentially not possible.

01-17-2007, 07:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
qui si parla Campagnolo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Should bicycles be operated on sidewalk in Japan? Kaz wrote: > Hello, > > I posted an article "Bicycle tour in Japan will be impossible" last month. > (news:newscache$0l6haj$z6$1@news01f.so-net.ne.jp) > > The National Police Agency opened the Road Traffic Law revision tentative > plan to the public. > They are gathering public comments against the tentative plan now. > > The last proposal contains this sentence --"When the bicycle ride is > dangerous in the roadway, the bicycle traffic is prohibited there." > They removed the sentence from the tentative plan. > > But a sentence--"Based on the proposal, a bill is submitted to revise the > Road Traffic Law to the ordinary session of the Diet this year."-- is > written in the tentative plan. > > We cyclists must not relax our guard. > We are now acting to spread our opinion. > > An article was published on Asahi Shimbun(a major newspaper in Japan). > http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-...701160101.html > > Japan Times also published a letter from a reader. > http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0070116aj.html > > I'd like to know your opinion. > Thanks in advance, > -- > Kaz, Japan > hkaz1807[at]olive.livedoor.com I lived in Japan for almost 3 years(Yokosuka) and altho I owned a bicycle, it was generally so crowded, riding on the road OR sidewalk was essentially not possible.