2024-01-18 04:52:58
The person who was referred to the prosecutor’s office is a 24-year-old part-time worker living in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, in July last year, at an intersection in Okubo, Shinjuku Ward, a man drove a “motorized bicycle with pedals,” which can run on an electric motor without having to pedal, without a license, and also ignored a red light. He is suspected of causing bodily injury by dangerous driving without a license following colliding with a woman in her 70s on a bicycle, causing serious injury.
The woman suffered serious injuries, including a broken finger.
The man is believed to have been speeding at around 25 km/h, and admitted to the charges, saying, “I thought I wouldn’t be stopped because other people were riding around me.”
A “motorized bicycle with pedals” is also called a “moped,” and depending on its output, it falls under the category of a moped or a motorcycle, and a driver’s license is required to ride it on public roads.
It is also required to be equipped with a license plate and turn signals, but the man did not do so.
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