Safety zone (anzen chitai)
安全地帯 · anzen chitai
Definition
A safety zone (anzen chitai) is an island-like area on the road, or an area marked by sign and road markings, set up to protect people getting on or off a streetcar or pedestrians crossing. You must not drive into it, and stopping or parking is banned within 10 m of it.
On the test
True/false example: "A safety zone includes an island-like facility on the road for people getting on and off a streetcar." — True. It also covers areas marked as a safety zone by sign and road marking.
The law behind it
The Road Traffic Act, Article 2, defines the safety zone. Article 44 bans stopping and parking within 10 m of the side of a safety zone.
Road Traffic Act, Article 2 (Definitions), item 6 (official source)
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