# MenkyoQuest — Question ch3_q027

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 regarding the speed at which specified small motorized bicycles (tokureigata) and ordinary bicycles should travel on sidewalks?

## Options
A. You must always travel at 10 km/h or less
B. You must travel at a slow speed such that you can stop immediately (jokō). However, when traveling in a section designated by white lines and bicycle markings and there are no pedestrians, you may travel at a safe speed appropriate to the sidewalk conditions
C. You must travel at 6 km/h or less
D. You must travel at the same speed as pedestrians

## Correct answer
B. You must travel at a slow speed such that you can stop immediately (jokō). However, when traveling in a section designated by white lines and bicycle markings and there are no pedestrians, you may travel at a safe speed appropriate to the sidewalk conditions

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road 2(8)(a) stipulates: "Travel at a slow speed such that you can stop immediately (jokō). However, on sidewalks with a section designated by white lines and bicycle markings, if there are no pedestrians using or about to use that section, you may travel at a safe speed appropriate to the sidewalk conditions."

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
2(8)ア 歩道通行時の速度

## Tags
歩道通行, 徐行, 速度, 歩行者優先, 白線と自転車の標示

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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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