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BIKES

A memorial for Brodee Champlain Kingman on the corner of El Camino Real and Santa Fe Drive in Encinitas, California, on Thursday. The e-bike industry is booming, but many vehicles are not legal for teenagers, and accidents are on the rise.
WORLD / Society
Jul 30, 2023
‘A dangerous combination’: Teens’ accidents expose e-bike risks
The e-bike industry is booming, but a spate of fatal accidents has raised questions about how safe e-bikes are, especially for teenagers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2023
Bicycle helmets in short supply in Japan after law change
A bicycle shop chain based in the city of Chiba saw helmet sales in March jump about sixteenfold from a year earlier after safety law change.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2023
What you need to know on laws involving electric bikes in Japan
A case of e-bikes that break the legal speed limit raises concern over the laws and regulations pertaining to high-tech bikes.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jan 24, 2023
Efforts underway toward practical use of 'flying bikes' in Japan
It is thought that in the future, the use of such vehicles could be helpful in disaster relief missions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 22, 2018
Mountain biking project creates job opportunities in depopulated Aichi Prefecture district
An ongoing project to create employment opportunities in the depopulated Inabu district of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, is beginning to bear fruit, as a college student and two other people accepted job offers of working five days a week — three at a local factory and two as mountain biking guides.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2014
Tokyo aims to promote cycling as means of transport ahead of Olympics
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government aims to get more people using bicycles and aims to roughly double the total length of bike lanes in the city by the time it hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2013
Used 'mamachari' popular in London
Almost every Japanese household has one and they are an ever-present sight outside of shops and railway stations. Japan's most common bicycle, the "mamachari" (literally mom's bike), is used by people of all ages for short trips around the neighborhood.

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