Cycling Laws in Japan

[newbie_commuter]

Anyone know where I can find some info about cycling laws here in Japan?

English is best, but I should be able to wade through something in Japanese as well (it'll just take some time withe the handy-dandy electronic dictionary... or a Japanese friend to dumb it down for me).

Thanks.

[ken cummings]

I did a quick Goggle and found there are some incredible fines for simple things. Be careful, be very careful, and do not pass any senior citizens.

[the_don]

BAAAA Humbug!!!!

Jumping red lights, wrong way riding, no lights. Japanese people do some crazy riding on their mamachari's!

Me and my friends do lots of riding, I commute 30km everyday through tokyo. Never had any problems. i avoid the no-cycling underpasses, not because of the law, but because they are usually scary as hell!!!

As long as you have a light and don't do anything too dangerous and you will be fine. i try to keep off the pavement, but if I have too, i keep it slow so i don't hit any pedestrians. I ride through cars, in any lane as long as I am keeping up with the traffic.

The only time I have been stopped by cops was because my light was switched off. Other times they are just stopping everyone checking for stolen bikes, as long as the bike you are riding is registered to your name then you will be fine. I have never heard of anyone I know being fined for anything.

[the_don]

dar! double post forum blues