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Lunchtime trend

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Police Agency said (Nov 5) that in the six months since April’s bicycle “blue ticket” (青切符) traffic-violation scheme began, 15,919 tickets were issued nationwide (tentative); smartphone “nagara” riding was most common at 6,904 (43%), then failing to stop at 5,559 (35%); Tokyo led with 2,977; bicycle-related accidents fell to 31,021 (−3,091 vs same period last year; about −9.1%); police cite higher safety awareness as one factor (Nikkei, NHK, TBS, FNN/Kyodo)

やさしい日本語

  1. からたので、にでがされました。

  2. たのは、をながらの「ながら」で、、の43%でした。

  3. 次つぎにのはで、35%です。ではがででした。

  4. で、ののはで、にて9%たです。は、のにてがたこともだとています。

In English

On Nov 5, Japan’s National Police Agency reported that in the six months since the April 2026 launch of traffic-violation “blue tickets” (青切符) for bicycle riders aged 16 and over, 15,919 tickets were issued nationwide (tentative figure). Using a phone while riding (ながら運転) was the top violation at 6,904 cases (43%), followed by failing to stop at intersections (一時不停止) at 5,559 (35%), then running red lights (9%) and entering railroad crossings improperly (7%). Tokyo issued the most tickets (2,977), ahead of Osaka (2,853) and Saitama (1,893). In the same period, bicycle-related accidents fell to 31,021 — down 3,091 from a year earlier (about 9.1% per TBS). Police say higher safety awareness after the new rules may be one reason (Nikkei, NHK, TBS, FNN). **Life tip:** In Tokyo, phone-while-riding and failing to stop are the tickets you’ll hear about most. Put the phone away before you pedal, and make a full stop at stop signs — even on a quiet side street.

Phrases to steal

  • 青切符

    blue ticket (traffic violation notice with a fine; now also for bicycle riders 16+)

    でをと、をれることがあります。

  • ながら運転

    distracted riding/driving (e.g. using a phone while riding a bicycle)

    ながらはにつながりやすいので、をつけてください。

  • 反則金

    penalty / fine for a traffic (or similar) violation

    をもらうと、をないといけません。

Grammar

  • 〜に伴って

    along with ~ / as ~ happens（制度（せいど）の導入（どうにゅう）に伴（ともな）って、事故（じこ）が減（へ）った）

YOUR TURN

At lunch a coworker says, "の、もたですよ。" Agree, say you saw the news that phone-while-riding was about 40%, Tokyo had the most tickets, and accidents went down compared with last year — maybe because of the new rules. Use , ながら, , 〜にて, and 〜にて.

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