Let's look at some of the basic road signs to recognize as a cyclist. Have been stopped by police for some of these infractions.) Yield to pedestrians in marked crosswalks, and must stop at railroad tracks not controlled by a traffic light. (This means, among much else, that bicycles must come to a complete and full stop at stop signs, may not cross red lights, must Signage or local ordinance explicitly allowing some kinds of vehicles, as is often the case for bicycles on sidewalks. Illegal for any vehicle, including bicycles, to travel on a sidewalk. This article goes into some of the details as I understand them (which is imperfect, for sure).įirst of all, under Japanese law, a bicycle is a vehicle, just as aĬar is a vehicle, so traffic signs and traffic laws fully apply to bicycles. Making it even more confusing is that certain kinds of situations have different signage in different parts of the However, the related traffic signage can be confusing even for Japanese natives. To go against traffic on many one-way roads, or a bicycle being prohibited from certain road sections. Japanese roads often have different rules between bicycles and cars, such as a bicycle being allowed
