Where there is no safety island and nobody is getting on or off the streetcar, you may pass slowly on its left side as long as you can keep a gap of at least 1 meter.

安全地帯がない場所で、路面電車に乗り降りする人がいない場合、路面電車の左側に1メートル以上の間隔がとれれば、徐行して左側を通過できる。

This statement is FALSE

Explanation

The required clearance is 1.5 meters, not 1 meter. The proviso to Article 31 allows you to pass slowly on the left only where there is a safety island, or where nobody is boarding/alighting and you can keep at least 1.5 meters from the streetcar.

Original text

当該路面電車に乗降する者がいない場合において当該路面電車の左側に当該路面電車から一・五メートル以上の間隔を保つことができるときは、徐行して当該路面電車の左側を通過することができる。

Source: Road Traffic Act — 道路交通法第三十一条（停車中の路面電車がある場合の停止又は徐行） · Act No.105 of 1960

Where there is no safety island and nobody is getting on or off the streetcar, you may pass slowly on its left side as long as you can keep a gap of at least 1 meter.

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