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Japan’s cars are mostly small, civilized and without tinted windows.
Sidewalks next to large roads generally have a barrier that clearly separates the bike/pedestrian traffic from the cars.
If there’s roads where there is no separation between cars and pedestrians the speed for the cars is generally limited to 30km/h.
Streets also have natural speedbumps in the form of lantern and electricity poles essentially standing on the street, instead of the sidewalk.
I certainly feel safer walking here than anywhere in the US.
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Japan’s cars are mostly small, civilized and without tinted windows.
Sidewalks next to large roads generally have a barrier that clearly separates the bike/pedestrian traffic from the cars.
If there’s roads where there is no separation between cars and pedestrians the speed for the cars is generally limited to 30km/h.
Streets also have natural speedbumps in the form of lantern and electricity poles essentially standing on the street, instead of the sidewalk.
I certainly feel safer walking here than anywhere in the US.