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Friday, April 6, 2012

Sagamihara Yokohama to Introduce One-Way Bicycle Lanes

相模原自転車専用レーンと規制

The area around the JR Sagamihara Station in Yokohama will introduce one-way bicycle lanes next month.

Along a 460-meter stretch near the station, cyclists will be required to ride in the appointed direction.

Those who fail to do so face fines and possible imprisonment.

Following Shizuoka's example, this is the first such regulation in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

A four-meter wide area next to the ride will be divided in half: cyclists will be in the strip closest to automobiles, pedestrians in the other half.

The rule comes into effect on May 14.

Those caught in violation could be fined as much as 50,000 yen (about $550 USD) or up to three months imprisonment.

You were warned.

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