Bicycle accident rate hits record high in Japan

TOKYO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The proportion of bicycle-related accidents among all traffic accidents in Japan hit a record high of 23.3 percent in 2022, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Thursday.

The figure rose by 3.4 percentage points from 2018, while the share of car accidents fell by 2.2 points and that of motorcycle-related accidents grew by 0.4 point, NPA data showed.

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