On a part of the sidewalk marked as a designated bicycle section, the rider must always proceed at "jokou" speed - slow enough to stop immediately - even when no pedestrian is on it or about to enter it.
普通自転車通行指定部分を通行する場合、そこを通行しようとする歩行者がいないときでも、必ず徐行しなければならない。
This statement is FALSE
Explanation
Under the proviso to Article 17-2(2), when no pedestrian is on the designated bicycle section or about to enter it, the rider does not have to slow to "jokou" speed and may proceed at a speed and in a manner that is safe for the conditions of the sidewalk.
Original text
ただし、普通自転車通行指定部分については、当該普通自転車通行指定部分を通行し、又は通行しようとする歩行者がないときは、歩道の状況に応じた安全な速度と方法で進行することができる。
Source: Road Traffic Act — 道路交通法 第十七条の二（特例特定小型原動機付自転車の歩道通行） · Act No.105 of 1960
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