# MenkyoQuest — Question ch3_q023

Chapter: Ch. 3 Bikes & E-Mobility
Section: 第３節 安全な通行
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Which of the following is correct as a case when an ordinary bicycle may travel on the sidewalk?

## Options
A. When a child under 15 years old is operating it
B. When a person aged 60 or older is operating it
C. When a child under 13 years old is operating it
D. When a child under 18 years old is operating it

## Correct answer
C. When a child under 13 years old is operating it

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road 1(5)(i) specifies that sidewalk travel is permitted "when a child under 13 years old, a person aged 70 or older, or a person with physical disabilities is operating an ordinary bicycle." Under 13 years old is the correct age requirement.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 4: Where vehicles may and may not travel

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
1(5)イ 普通自転車の歩道通行が認められる場合

## Tags
普通自転車, 歩道通行, 年齢, 13歳未満, 高齢者

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Source basis: National Police Agency's official Rules of the Road manual (Public Domain under Article 13 §2 of Japan's Copyright Act).
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