Light vehicles (keisharyo — bicycles, handcarts and other non-motorised vehicles) do not need any lamp when travelling on the road at night.

Explanation

False. Article 18(1)(v) of the Enforcement Order requires light vehicles (keisharyo), which include bicycles, to show the lamps prescribed by the prefectural Public Safety Commission. Note that keisharyo is not the same as a kei car (kei-jidosha), which is a motor vehicle.

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Related terms

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