The University, the City, and the Police Department will be holding bike light education events on November 5, 8, and 9 from 6pm to 7pm on the University of Tsukuba campus.
November 5: Around Area 1 (in front of the student plaza)
November 8: In front of Hirasuna dorms
November 9: In front of Ichinoya dorms
The purpose of [...]
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Some changes have been been made to the Traffic Law which will come into effect on June 1, 2008. Here is an overview of the changes (from what I understand).
1. Changes to the rules regarding bicycles driving on the sidewalk
You may ride your bicycle on the sidewalk under the following conditions.
- If there [...]
The latest Tsukuba City Hall Newsletter notes that there have been some recent changes to traffic law within Japan. These laws affect drivers of cars and bicycles, and also passengers in cars, so please read through them carefully.
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Several traffic laws changed on June 20, 2007 and will come into force within a certain amount of [...]
Police stations around Tsukuba have reported an increase in bicycle and motorcycle theft. To keep your bikes and motorcycles safe, you should park them in a managed area (and not on the road or sidewalk), use a lock in addition to the one that is built-in, and register them so that they can be [...]
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I wrote a while ago about the bicycles available for rent on the RinRin Road near Mt. Tsukuba in the Alien Times. There are also bicycles available at Tsukuba Station on the Tx Line.
Mt. Tsukuba Rent-a-Cycle
Available until November 30
Rent bicycles between 9am and 3pm, return them by 6:30pm
Fee: 500 yen per day [...]
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