No. 7969
Promulgation Date 2006-07-19
National Police Agency
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Installation and Management of Signal Apparatuses, etc.)
Article 4 (Kinds, etc. of Traffic Safety Facilities)
Article 5 (Obligations to Abide by Signals and Instructions)
Article 6 (Prohibitions and Restrictions on Traffic)
Article 7 (Measures to Relieve Traffic Congestion)
CHAPTER II MOVEMENT OF PEDESTRIANS TO WALK ROADS
Article 8 (Pedestrian Traffic)
Article 9 (Movement of Processions, etc.)
Article 10 (Crossing of Roads)
Article 11 (Protection of Children, etc.)
Article 12 (Designation and Management of Protective Areas for Children)
Article 12-2 (Designation and Management of Protection Area for Aged)
CHAPTER III WAYS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND HORSES TO PASS THROUGH ROADWAYS
Article 13 (Motor Vehicle and Horse Traffic)
Article 14 (Opening of Roadways, etc.)
Article 15 (Marking of Exclusive Lanes)
Article 16 (Priority Order of Traffic)
Article 17 (Speeds of Motor Vehicles)
Article 18 (Prohibition on Road Crossing, etc.)
Article 19 (Maintaining of Safe Distance, etc.)
Article 20 (Obligations to Yield Routes)
Article 21 (Means of Overtaking)
Article 22 (Time and Place of Prohibition on Overtaking)
Article 23 (Prohibition on Cutting In)
Article 24 (Crossing of Railroad Crossing)
Article 25 (Means of Passing through Intersections)
Article 26 (Yield Drive at Intersection Where Traffic Is Not Controlled)
Article 27 (Protection of Pedestrians)
Article 28 (Opening of Exclusive Roads for Pedestrians)
Article 29 (Priority Traffic of Emergency Motor Vehicles)
Article 30 (Special Case of Emergency Motor Vehicles)
Article 31 (Places for Motor Vehicles to Travel Slowly or Temporarily Stop)
Article 32 (Prohibition on Stopping and Parking Motor Vehicles)
Article 33 (Places Where Parking Motor Vehicles Is Prohibited)
Article 34 (Ways to Stop and Park Motor Vehicles and Restrictions on Timing)
Article 35 (Measures against Violation of Motor Vehicle Parking)
Article 36 (Performance of Work of Towing and Keeping Motor Vehicles by Proxy)
Article 37 (Motor Vehicle Lights)
Article 38 (Signals of Motor Vehicles)
Article 39 (Ways of, and Restrictions on Boarding or Loading)
Article 40 (Prohibition on Driving Motor Vehicles in Poor Repair)
Article 41 (Checks of Motor Vehicles, etc.)
Article 42 (Restrictions on Similar Signs and Prohibition on Driving MotorVehicles)
CHAPTER IV OBLIGATIONS OF DRIVERS AND EMPLOYERS, ETC.
Article 43 (Prohibition on Driving Motor Vehicle without Driver's License)
Article 44 (Prohibition on Driving Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated)
Article 45 (Prohibition on Driving Motor Vehicles on Grounds of Overwork)
Article 46 (Prohibition on Dangerous Collective Conduct)
Article 47 (Measures to Prevent Danger)
Article 48 (Obligations of Drivers to Drive Motor Vehicles Safely)
Article 49 (Matters to Be Observed by Any Driver)
Article 50 (Matters to Be Observed by Specific Drivers)
Article 51 (Special Protection of School Buses for Children)
Article 52 (Report, etc. on School Buses for Children)
Article 53 (Obligations of Drivers and Operators of School Buses for Children)
Article 54 (Measures Taken When Accidents Occur)
Article 55 (Prohibition on Hindering Measures Taken When Accident Occurs)
Article 56 (Obligations of Employers, etc.)
CHAPTER V SPECIAL EXAMPLES OF EXPRESSWAYS AND EXCLUSIVE ROADS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
Article 57 (General Provisions)
Article 58 (Measures Taken to Prevent Danger, etc.)
Article 59 (Installation and Management of Traffic Safety Facilities)
Article 60 (Prohibition, etc. on Traffic of Roadside)
Article 61 (Marking of Exclusive Lane on Expressway)
Article 62 (Prohibition on Crossing, etc.)
Article 63 (Prohibition on Traffic, etc.)
Article 64 (Prohibition on Stopping and Parking Motor Vehicles on Expressway, etc.)
Article 65 (Priority Order for Access to Expressway)
Article 66 (Measures Taken for Breakdown, etc.)
Article 67 (Matters to Be Observed by Drivers and Passengers on Expressway, etc.)
CHAPTER VI USE OF ROADS
Article 68 (Prohibited Conduct, etc. on Roads)
Article 69 (Report on Roadwork and Safety Measures, etc.)
Article 70 (Consultations, etc. about Permission for Occupying and Using Road)
Article 71 (Measures against Facilities Illegally Installed on Road)
Article 72 (Measures Taken to Prevent Danger of Ground Facilities, etc. Installed on Road)
CHAPTER VII TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION
Article 73 (Traffic Safety Education)
Article 74 (Designations of Traffic Safety Educational Institutions, etc.)
Article 75 (Persons in Charge of Operation of Traffic Safety Educational Institutions)
Article 76 (Qualifying Standards, etc. for Lectures of Traffic Safety Education)
Article 77 (Confirmation of Participation, etc. in Traffic Safety Education)
Article 78 (Report on Suspension or Discontinuation of Operation of TrafficSafety Educational Institution)
Article 79 (Revocation of Designation of Traffic Safety Educational Institution)
CHAPTER VIII DRIVERS' LICENSES
Article 80 (Drivers' Licenses)
Article 81 (Effect of Driver's License for Driving Practice)
Article 82 (Grounds of Disqualification for Drivers'Licenses)
Article 83 (Driver's License Test, etc.)
Article 84 (Exemption from Driver's License Test)
Article 85 (Delivery, etc. of Drivers'License)
Article 86 (Reissue of Drivers' Licenses)
Article 87 (Regular Aptitude Tests and Renewal of Drivers'Licenses)
Article 88 (Frequent Aptitude Tests)
Article 89 (Notification of Personal Information Pertaining to Frequent Aptitude Tests)
Article 90 (Measures Taken for Persons Suspected of Suffering from MentalIllness, etc.)
Article 91 (Temporary Driving Certificate)
Article 92 (Obligations to Carry and Produce Drivers'Licenses)
Article 93 (Revocation and Suspension of Drivers'Licenses)
Article 94 (Raising of Objections to Disposition Taken to Revoke or Suspend Drivers'License)
Article 95 (Return of Drivers'Licenses)
CHAPTER IX INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS' LICENSES
Article 96 (Driving of Motor Vehicles, etc. Using International Drivers' Licenses)
Article 97 (Prohibition on Driving Motor Vehicles, etc,)
Article 98 (Issue of International Drivers'Licenses, etc.)
CHAPTER X DRIVING SCHOOLS
Article 99 (Registration of Driving Schools)
Article 100 (Conditional Registration of Schools)
Article 101 (Standards for Establishing Schools)
Article 102 (Grounds for Disqualification from School Registration)
Article 103 (Instructors and Educational Courses of Schools)
Article 104 (Designations of Specialized Driving Schools)
Article 105 (Superintendent, etc. of Specialized Driving School)
Article 106 (Instructors of Specialized Driving Schools)
Article 107 (Skill Examiners)
Article 108 (Skill Examinations)
Article 109 (Training and Education, etc. for Instructors, etc.)
Article 110 (Lecture Fees, etc.)
Article 111 (Refund of Lecture Fees, etc.)
Article 112 (Report on Suspension or Closing of Driving School)
Article 113 (Administrative Disposition Taken on Driving School, etc.)
Article 114 (Hearings)
Article 115 (Measures Taken against Driving Schools, etc.)
Article 116 (Prohibition on Unregistered and Paid Driver Education)
Article 117 (Prohibition on Using Similar Names)
Article 118 (Legal Fiction of Superintendents of Specialized Driving Schools as Public Officials)
Article 119 (Federation of Specialized Driving Schools)
CHAPTER XI ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY AUTHORITY
Article 120 (Establishment of Road Traffic Safety Authority)
Article 121 (Establishment of Branch Offices, etc.)
Article 122 (Articles of Association)
Article 123 (Projects)
Article 124 (Bearing of Expenses, etc.)
Article 125 (Officers)
Article 126 (Duties of Officers)
Article 127 (Grounds of Disqualification of Officers)
Article 128 (Board of Directors)
Article 129 (Employees)
Article 130 (Operational Funds)
Article 131 (Investments, etc.)
Article 132 (Gratuitous Leases of State-Owned Properties)
Article 133 (Business Year)
Article 134 (Approval of Project Plan)
Article 135 (Submission of Written Settlement of Accounts)
Article 136 (Mutatis MutandisApplication of Civil Act)
CHAPTER XII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 137 (Management and Provision, etc. of Information Pertaining to Drivers)
Article 138 (Keeping of Drivers'Licenses, etc. in Custody)
Article 139 (Fees)
Article 140 (Lecture Fees, etc. of Traffic Safety Educational Institutions)
Article 141 (Guidance and Supervision, etc.)
Article 142 (Relation With Administrative Litigation)
Article 143 (Action bySi/Gun Public Officials against Motor Vehicles Traveling in Exclusive Lanes and Motor Vehicles Parking in Violation of Relevant Provisions)
Article 144 (Development, etc. of Traffic Safety Rules and Guidelines for Traffic Safety Education)
Article 145 (Provision of Traffic Information)
Article 146 (Merit Points for Accident-Free and Meritorious Drivers)
Article 147 (Commission and Entrustment)
CHAPTER XIII PENAL PROVISIONS
Article 148 (Penal Provisions)
Article 149 (Penal Provisions)
Article 150 (Penal Provisions)
Article 151 (Penal Provisions)
Article 152 (Penal Provisions)
Article 153 (Penal Provisions)
Article 154 (Penal Provisions)
Article 155 (Penal Provisions)
Article 156 (Penal Provisions)
Article 157 (Penal Provisions)
Article 158 (Concurrent Sentence of Punishment)
Article 159 (Joint Penal Provisions)
Article 160 (Fine For Negligence)
Article 161 (Imposition and Collection of Fines for Negligence)
CHAPTER XIV SPECIAL CASES CONCERNING HANDLING OF ACT OF OFFENSE
Article 162 (General Provisions)
Article 163 (Notification Disposition)
Article 164 (Payment of Penalty)
Article 165 (Person Who Fails to Implement Notification Disposition)
Article 166 (Prohibition on Abuse of Official Authority)
ADDENDA
ADDENDA<Act No. 7666, Aug. 4, 2005>
ADDENDUM<Act No. 7936, Apr. 28, 2006>
ADDENDUM<Act No. 7969, Jul. 19, 2006>