Top 3 Cycle Accidents, Experienced by Me (Notes from Under the Tatami Mats–39 … My Adventures in Japan)

“I survived my Japan adventure. Albeit not intact, and albeit permanently scarred.”

Easy riding

In Japan, cycling is one of the most convenient and most common forms of transportation. And usually, it’s very safe. Whether you’re cycling on a bike path, a sidewalk, a narrow side street, or a major road, you can ride in comfort, and you’re in little danger of any sort of mishap.   

I was even told that there’s a chain of responsibility, which may not be official but which is generally accepted. That is, the bigger vehicle generally bears the responsibility for any damage or harm done.

So, a truck is responsible for not smashing into a car, a car is responsible for not clipping a bicycle, and a bicycle is responsible for not hitting a pedestrian. Kinda makes sense.

Scars of experience

Which makes one wonder … why did my friends and I get in so many “bad”  accidents, and suffer so many injuries?

Bruised arms, bruised legs, bruised faces (yep!), damaged teeth, lost teeth, sprained muscles, torn tendons, broken collarbones, and more.  

Given the above list, I consider myself luck to have survived my Japan adventure. Albeit not intact, and albeit permanently scarred.

   Introduction to – “Notes from Under the Tatami Mats”  _{(right-click on title)}

Top 4 Cycle Accidents, Experienced by Friends

Top 7 Japanese Novels

Top 6 Novels by Westerners about Japan or Japanese Characters

... and more

Links to my Other Series …

      Introduction – "Intro to Vocab-ability"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Guide – "Guide to Entries"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Index– "Index" to all Chapters and Sections   _{(right-click on title)}

      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 1"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2"   _{(right-click on title)}

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