Biking in Japan, where the car is always at fault
This just in from my friend and TBL Japan Correspondent, Sarah Jane:
Bikes in Japan are boring (but practical). They come with weird names like “Grave”, “Zapper”, and even “Weener”. I haven’t gotten pictures of all of the weird names, but I am forming a collection. I dream of BICAS everyday and miss it so much!
Here in Japan if you get hit by a car (or hit a car) on your bike, it is always the car’s fault at some percentage. This means that if you are totally at fault and smash into a parked car because you were not looking, the car still will be at least 10% at fault. It’s weird, but makes me feel a little safer riding on roads that have no bike lanes. The cars totally avoid bikes at all costs. It makes me feel invincible. I will be in trouble when I get back to Tucson.
Now that is actually really interesting.
–EBR
November 24th, 2009 at 8:42 am
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