Ch. 2 · Pedestrian Conduct

Pedestrians must not enter bicycle lanes under any circumstances.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

Section 2 of the text states that "pedestrians must not enter bicycle lanes except when they cannot use the sidewalk or sufficiently wide roadside strip due to road construction or similar reasons." This means pedestrians may exceptionally enter bicycle lanes when the sidewalk or other areas are impassable due to road construction.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 8: Protection of pedestrians

Momoka
Momoka
Wait, so pedestrians can never use bike lanes? That seems really strict!
Hikari
Hikari
Actually, that's false — you can use them if the sidewalk's blocked by construction or something. It's an exception for when you literally can't walk where you're supposed to.
Momoka
Momoka
Oh! So it's more like 'stay out unless you have no choice'?
Hikari
Hikari
Exactly. Bike lanes are for bikes, but safety comes first when the normal path is unusable.

Source: Ch. 2 Pedestrian Conduct · Section (第２節 歩行者などの通るところ) · ２ 歩道に白線と自転車の標示（付表３（２）22）がある場合は、それによつて指定された部分をできるだけ避けて通りましよう。 また、 道路工事などで歩道や幅の十分な路側帯を通行できない場合を除き、自転車道に入つてはいけません。

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