Legal speed limit on residential streets falls to 30 kph from today
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- Japanโs legal speed limit on narrow residential streets, known as โ็ๆดป้่ทฏ,โ falls to 30 kph from Sept. 1, except on designated roads.
- Drivers are urged to take extra care and adjust their driving to road conditions.
Japan is lowering the legal speed limit on narrow roads that run through residential areas to 30 kph from Sept. 1, with some roads excluded.
Drivers will need to take greater care and drive safely according to the conditions of each road.
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Originally published by NHK in Japanese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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