# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第十四条 (Article 14) - Law: 道路交通法 (Road Traffic Act), 昭和三十五年法律第百五号 - English title "Road Traffic Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第十四条 (Article 14)（目が見えない者、幼児、高齢者等の保護） — address `art-14` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-14 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-14 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十四条（目が見えない者、幼児、高齢者等の保護） — (Protection of the Visually Impaired, Children Not Yet of School Age, the Elderly, and Others) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-14 **第一項** 目が見えない者（目が見えない者に準ずる者を含む。以下同じ。）は、道路を通行するときは、政令で定めるつえを携え、又は政令で定める盲導犬を連れていなければならない。 art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-14/par-1 A person with a visual impairment (including persons equivalent thereto; the same applies hereinafter) must carry a cane as prescribed by Cabinet Order or be accompanied by a guide dog as prescribed by Cabinet Order when using the road. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 目が見えない者以外の者（耳が聞こえない者及び政令で定める程度の身体の障害のある者を除く。）は、政令で定めるつえを携え、又は政令で定める用具を付けた犬を連れて道路を通行してはならない。 art-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-14/par-2 A person without a visual impairment (other than a person with a hearing impairment or with a physical disability of the grade that Cabinet Order prescribes) must not carry a cane as prescribed by Cabinet Order or be accompanied by a dog outfitted as prescribed by Cabinet Order when using the road. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 児童（六歳以上十三歳未満の者をいう。以下同じ。）若しくは幼児（六歳未満の者をいう。以下同じ。）を保護する責任のある者は、交通のひんぱんな道路又は踏切若しくはその附近の道路において、児童若しくは幼児に遊戯をさせ、又は自ら若しくはこれに代わる監護者が付き添わないで幼児を歩行させてはならない。 art-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-14/par-3 A person responsible for the protection of an elementary schooler (meaning a person at least six years old but less than 13 years old; the same applies hereinafter) or a child not yet of school age (meaning a person under six years old; the same applies hereinafter) must not allow the elementary or child not yet of school age to play on a busy road, at a railroad crossing, or on road in the vicinity of a railroad crossing; and must not allow a child not yet of school age for whose protection the person is responsible to walk on such a road or crossing unaccompanied by that person or a caretaker acting in that person's stead. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 児童又は幼児が小学校、幼稚園、幼保連携型認定こども園その他の教育又は保育のための施設に通うため道路を通行している場合において、誘導、合図その他適当な措置をとることが必要と認められる場所については、警察官等その他その場所に居合わせた者は、これらの措置をとることにより、児童又は幼児が安全に道路を通行することができるように努めなければならない。 art-14/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-14/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-14/par-4 In a location where it is found to be necessary to instruct, signal, or take other appropriate measures when elementary or children not yet of school age are passing down the road on the way to elementary school, preschool, an authorized child care center with combined preschool and daycare facilities, or another educational or child care facility, an officer or any person who happens to be present at that location must take those measures in an effort to ensure that the elementary or children not yet of school age are able to pass safely down the road. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 高齢の歩行者、身体の障害のある歩行者その他の歩行者でその通行に支障のあるものが道路を横断し、又は横断しようとしている場合において、当該歩行者から申出があつたときその他必要があると認められるときは、警察官等その他その場所に居合わせた者は、誘導、合図その他適当な措置をとることにより、当該歩行者が安全に道路を横断することができるように努めなければならない。 art-14/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-14/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-14/par-5 If requested by an elderly pedestrian, a pedestrian with a physical disability, or any other pedestrian with difficulty using the road who is crossing or attempting to cross the road, an officer or any person who happens to be present at that location must instruct, signal, or take other appropriate measures in an effort to ensure that the pedestrian is able to cross the road safely. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 道路交通法 第七十一条第一項第二号（運転者の遵守事項） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-71/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-71/par-1/item-2 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路交通法 — the text in force from 2026-07-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000105/20260721_508AC0000000052), retrieved 2026-10-13 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Road Traffic Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2962/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13 - This site's parser, version 190 — 道路交通法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13