# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第二条 (Article 2)

- 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: 第二条 (Article 2)（定義） — address `art-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
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### 第二条（定義） — (Definitions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  この法律において、次の各号に掲げる用語の意義は、それぞれ当該各号に定めるところによる。
<sup>art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1</sup>
In this Act, the meanings of the terms set forth in the following items are as prescribed in those items:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  道路　道路法（昭和二十七年法律第百八十号）第二条第一項に規定する道路、道路運送法（昭和二十六年法律第百八十三号）第二条第八項に規定する自動車道及び一般交通の用に供するその他の場所をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
  road:a road as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Road Act (Act No. 180 of 1952), a limited highway as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (8) of the Road Transportation Act (Act No. 183 of 1951), and any other route used for public traffic;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  歩道　歩行者の通行の用に供するため縁石線又は柵その他これに類する工作物によつて区画された道路の部分をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
  sidewalk: the part of a road that has been demarcated with curb lines or fences or any similar structure so as to make it available for pedestrian traffic;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三**  車道　車両の通行の用に供するため縁石線若しくは柵その他これに類する工作物又は道路標示によつて区画された道路の部分をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
  roadway: the part of a road that has been demarcated with curb lines or fences or any similar structure or road markings so as to make it available for vehicle traffic;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三の二**  本線車道　高速自動車国道（高速自動車国道法（昭和三十二年法律第七十九号）第四条第一項に規定する道路をいう。以下同じ。）又は自動車専用道路（道路法第四十八条の四に規定する自動車専用道路をいう。以下同じ。）の本線車線により構成する車道をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-3-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-3-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-3-2</sup>
  main roadway:a roadway consisting of the main lanes of a national expressway (meaning a road as prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the National Expressway Act (Act No. 79 of 1957); the same applies hereinafter) or a limited highway (meaning a limited highway as prescribed in Article 48-4 of the Road Act; the same applies hereinafter);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三の三**  自転車道　自転車の通行の用に供するため縁石線又は柵その他これに類する工作物によつて区画された車道の部分をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-3-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-3-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-3-3</sup>
  bicycle path: the part of a roadway that has been demarcated with curb lines or fences or any similar structure so as to make it available for bicycle traffic;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三の四**  路側帯　歩行者の通行の用に供し、又は車道の効用を保つため、歩道の設けられていない道路又は道路の歩道の設けられていない側の路端寄りに設けられた帯状の道路の部分で、道路標示によつて区画されたものをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-3-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-3-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-3-4</sup>
  side strip:the part of a road that extends in a strip running along the edge of a road that either has no sidewalks or that has no sidewalks on that side, which has been demarcated with road markings so as to make it available for pedestrian traffic or maintain the effectiveness of the roadway;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  横断歩道　道路標識又は道路標示（以下「道路標識等」という。）により歩行者の横断の用に供するための場所であることが示されている道路の部分をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-4</sup>
  pedestrian crossing:the part of a road that has been marked with road signs or road markings (hereinafter referred to as "road signs or markings") indicating it to be a place for pedestrians to cross;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四の二**  自転車横断帯　道路標識等により自転車の横断の用に供するための場所であることが示されている道路の部分をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-4-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-4-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-4-2</sup>
  bicycle crossing lane:the part of a road that has been marked with road signs or markings indicating it to be a place for bicycles to cross;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  交差点　十字路、丁字路その他二以上の道路が交わる場合における当該二以上の道路（歩道と車道の区別のある道路においては、車道）の交わる部分をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-5</sup>
  intersection:the part of the road (or roadway, on a on a road with demarcations between the sidewalk and the roadway) that intersects at an intersecting roads, T-junction, or other place where two or more roads intersect;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **六**  安全地帯　路面電車に乗降する者若しくは横断している歩行者の安全を図るため道路に設けられた島状の施設又は道路標識及び道路標示により安全地帯であることが示されている道路の部分をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-6</sup>
  safety zone:an island-shaped installation put in place to ensure the safety of persons boarding and disembarking from streetcars and the safety of crossing pedestrians, or the part of a road that road signs or road markings indicate to be a safety zone;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **七**  車両通行帯　車両が道路の定められた部分を通行すべきことが道路標示により示されている場合における当該道路標示により示されている道路の部分をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-7</sup>
  vehicle traffic lane:the part of a road that road markings indicate to be the specific part of the road down which vehicles are to proceed;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **八**  車両　自動車、原動機付自転車、軽車両及びトロリーバスをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-8</sup>
  vehicle:a motor vehicle, motorized bicycle, light road vehicle, or trolleybus;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **九**  自動車　原動機を用い、かつ、レール又は架線によらないで運転する車又は特定自動運行を行う車であつて、原動機付自転車、軽車両、移動用小型車、身体障害者用の車及び遠隔操作型小型車並びに歩行補助車、乳母車その他の歩きながら用いる小型の車で政令で定めるもの（以下「歩行補助車等」という。）以外のものをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-9</sup>
  motor vehicle: a vehicle that has a motor and is operated without recourse to rails or overhead wires, or a vehicle that engages in specified automated operation, not including a motorized bicycle, light road vehicle, small mobility vehicle, vehicle for persons with physical disabilities, or remotely operated small vehicle, and not including a wheeled walking aid, baby carriage, or other small vehicle used while walking that Cabinet Order prescribes (hereinafter referred to as a "wheeled walking aid or small vehicle");
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十**  原動機付自転車　原動機を用い、かつ、レール又は架線によらないで運転する車であつて次に掲げるもののうち、軽車両、移動用小型車、身体障害者用の車、遠隔操作型小型車及び歩行補助車等以外のものをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-10</sup>
  motorized bicycle: a vehicle that has a motor and is operated without recourse to rails or overhead wires and that is any of the following, not including a light road vehicle, small mobility vehicle, vehicle for persons with physical disabilities, remotely operated small vehicle, or wheeled walking aid or small vehicle:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **イ**  内閣府令で定める大きさ以下の総排気量又は定格出力を有する原動機を用いる車（ロに該当するものを除く。）
    <sup>art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-1</sup>
    (a) a vehicle that uses a motor with a total displacement or rated output not exceeding the size that Cabinet Office Order prescribes (excluding one that falls under (b));
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **ロ**  車体の大きさ及び構造が自転車道における他の車両の通行を妨げるおそれのないものであり、かつ、その運転に関し高い技能を要しないものである車として内閣府令で定める基準に該当するもの
    <sup>art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-10/sub-2</sup>
    (b) a vehicle that satisfies the criteria that Cabinet Office Order prescribes for a vehicle whose body size and structure are not likely to hinder other vehicles from proceeding on a bicycle path and whose driving does not require a high level of skill;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十一**  軽車両　次に掲げるものであつて、移動用小型車、身体障害者用の車及び歩行補助車等以外のもの（遠隔操作（車から離れた場所から当該車に電気通信技術を用いて指令を与えることにより当該車の操作をすること（当該操作をする車に備えられた衝突を防止するために自動的に当該車の通行を制御する装置を使用する場合を含む。）をいう。以下同じ。）により通行させることができるものを除く。）をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-11</sup>
  light road vehicle: any of the following, not including a small mobility vehicle, vehicle for persons with physical disabilities, or wheeled walking aid or small vehicle (and not including one that can be made to travel by remote operation (meaning operating a vehicle by giving commands to the vehicle from a location away from it using telecommunications technology (including the case of using a device with which the vehicle being so operated is equipped that automatically controls the travel of the vehicle in order to prevent collisions); the same applies hereinafter)):
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **イ**  自転車、荷車その他人若しくは動物の力により、又は他の車両に牽引され、かつ、レールによらないで運転する車（そり及び牛馬を含み、小児用の車（小児が用いる小型の車であつて、歩きながら用いるもの以外のものをいう。次号及び第三項第一号において同じ。）を除く。）
    <sup>art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-1</sup>
    (a) a bicycle, cart, or other vehicle that is operated by the power of humans or animals, or is towed by another vehicle, without recourse to rails (including a sleigh, horse, or cattle, and not including a vehicle made for children (meaning a small vehicle used by children, other than one used while walking; the same applies in the following item and in paragraph (3), item (i)));
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **ロ**  原動機を用い、かつ、レール又は架線によらないで運転する車であつて、車体の大きさ及び構造を勘案してイに準ずるものとして内閣府令で定めるもの
    <sup>art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-2</sup>
    (b) a vehicle that has a motor and is operated without recourse to rails or overhead wires, which Cabinet Office Order prescribes as equivalent to (a) in consideration of its body size and structure;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十一の二**  自転車　ペダル又はハンド・クランクを用い、かつ、人の力により運転する二輪以上の車（レールにより運転する車を除く。）であつて、身体障害者用の車、小児用の車及び歩行補助車等以外のもの（原動機を用いるものにあつては、人の力を補うため原動機を用いるものであつて内閣府令で定める基準に該当するものを含み、移動用小型車及び遠隔操作により通行させることができるものを除く。）をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-11-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-11-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-11-2</sup>
  bicycle: a vehicle with two or more wheels that has pedals or hand cranks and is driven by human power (other than a vehicle operated on rails), not including a vehicle for persons with physical disabilities, a vehicle made for children, or a wheeled walking aid or small vehicle (and, in the case of one that uses a motor, including one that uses a motor to supplement human power and satisfies the criteria that Cabinet Office Order prescribes, but not including a small mobility vehicle or one that can be made to travel by remote operation);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十一の三**  移動用小型車　人の移動の用に供するための原動機を用いる小型の車（遠隔操作により通行させることができるものを除く。）であつて、車体の大きさ及び構造が他の歩行者の通行を妨げるおそれのないものとして内閣府令で定める基準に該当するもののうち、身体障害者用の車以外のものをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-11-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-11-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-11-3</sup>
  small mobility vehicle: a small vehicle that uses a motor for the purpose of moving people (excluding one that can be made to travel by remote operation) and that satisfies the criteria that Cabinet Office Order prescribes as being of a body size and structure not likely to hinder other pedestrians from proceeding, other than a vehicle for persons with physical disabilities;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十一の四**  身体障害者用の車　身体の障害により歩行が困難な者の移動の用に供するための車（原動機を用いるものにあつては、内閣府令で定める基準に該当するものに限り、遠隔操作により通行させることができるものを除く。）をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-11-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-11-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-11-4</sup>
  vehicle for persons with physical disabilities: a vehicle that a person who has difficulty walking due to a physical disability uses to move from place to place (in the case of one that uses a motor, limited to one satisfying the criteria that Cabinet Office Order prescribes, and excluding one that can be made to travel by remote operation);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十一の五**  遠隔操作型小型車　人又は物の運送の用に供するための原動機を用いる小型の車であつて遠隔操作により通行させることができるもののうち、車体の大きさ及び構造が歩行者の通行を妨げるおそれのないものとして内閣府令で定める基準に該当するものであり、かつ、内閣府令で定める基準に適合する非常停止装置を備えているものをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-11-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-11-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-11-5</sup>
  remotely operated small vehicle: a small vehicle that uses a motor for the purpose of transporting people or goods and that can be made to travel by remote operation, which satisfies the criteria that Cabinet Office Order prescribes as being of a body size and structure not likely to hinder pedestrians from proceeding, and which is equipped with an emergency stop device that conforms to the criteria that Cabinet Office Order prescribes;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十二**  トロリーバス　架線から供給される電力により、かつ、レールによらないで運転する車をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-12</sup>
  trolleybus:a vehicle powered by electricity supplied through overhead wires, which is operated without recourse to rails;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十三**  路面電車　レールにより運転する車をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-13</sup>
  streetcar:a vehicle operated on rails;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十三の二**  自動運行装置　道路運送車両法（昭和二十六年法律第百八十五号）第四十一条第一項第二十号に規定する自動運行装置をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-13-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-13-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-13-2</sup>
  automated operation device: an automated operation device as prescribed in Article 41, paragraph (1), item (xx) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act (Act No. 185 of 1951);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十四**  信号機　電気により操作され、かつ、道路の交通に関し、灯火により交通整理等のための信号を表示する装置をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-14</sup>
  traffic light:a device operated electrically which uses lights to display signals intended to control traffic and achieve other such ends;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十五**  道路標識　道路の交通に関し、規制又は指示を表示する標示板をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-15</sup>
  road sign:a sign board that displays road traffic regulations or instructions;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十六**  道路標示　道路の交通に関し、規制又は指示を表示する標示で、路面に描かれた道路鋲、ペイント、石等による線、記号又は文字をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-16</sup>
  road marking:a marking depicted on a road surface with raised road markers, paint, lines comprising stones, etc., symbols, or letters to display road traffic regulations or instructions;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十七**  運転　道路において、車両又は路面電車（以下「車両等」という。）をその本来の用い方に従つて用いること（原動機に加えてペダルその他の人の力により走行させることができる装置を備えている自動車又は原動機付自転車にあつては当該装置を用いて走行させる場合を含み、特定自動運行を行う場合を除く。）をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-17 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-17</sup>
  driving: using a vehicle or a streetcar (hereinafter referred to as a "vehicle or streetcar") on a road in accordance with its intended use (including, in the case of a motor vehicle or motorized bicycle equipped with pedals or another device in addition to its motor that allows it to be propelled by human power, the case of propelling it using that device, and excluding the case of engaging in specified automated operation);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十七の二**  特定自動運行　道路において、自動運行装置（当該自動運行装置を備えている自動車が第六十二条に規定する整備不良車両に該当することとなつたとき又は当該自動運行装置の使用が当該自動運行装置に係る使用条件（道路運送車両法第四十一条第二項に規定する条件をいう。以下同じ。）を満たさないこととなつたときに、直ちに自動的に安全な方法で当該自動車を停止させることができるものに限る。）を当該自動運行装置に係る使用条件で使用して当該自動運行装置を備えている自動車を運行すること（当該自動車の運行中の道路、交通及び当該自動車の状況に応じて当該自動車の装置を操作する者がいる場合のものを除く。）をいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-17-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-17-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-17-2</sup>
  specified automated operation: operating, on a road, a motor vehicle equipped with an automated operation device by using the automated operation device under the conditions of use for that device (the automated operation device being limited to one that can immediately and automatically bring the motor vehicle to a stop in a safe manner when the motor vehicle equipped with the device becomes an improperly maintained vehicle as prescribed in Article 62, or when use of the device no longer satisfies the conditions of use for the device (meaning the conditions prescribed in Article 41, paragraph (2) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act; the same applies hereinafter)) (excluding the case where there is a person who operates the equipment of the motor vehicle in response to the road, traffic, and motor vehicle conditions while the motor vehicle is in operation);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十八**  駐車　車両等が客待ち、荷待ち、貨物の積卸し、故障その他の理由により継続的に停止すること（貨物の積卸しのための停止で五分を超えない時間内のもの及び人の乗降のための停止を除く。）、又は車両等が停止（特定自動運行中の停止を除く。）をし、かつ、当該車両等の運転をする者（以下「運転者」という。）がその車両等を離れて直ちに運転することができない状態にあることをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-18 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-18</sup>
  parking: holding a vehicle or streetcar at a stop to wait for customers or cargo, to load or unload cargo, or due to a malfunction or other such circumstance (other than when it is held at a stop for a period not exceeding five minutes to load or unload cargo or when it is held at a stop to let passengers board or alight), or a state in which a vehicle or streetcar is held at a stop (excluding a stop during specified automated operation) and the person driving that vehicle or streetcar (hereinafter referred to as a "driver") has left it and cannot drive it immediately;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十九**  停車　車両等が停止することで駐車以外のものをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-19 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-19</sup>
  stopping:bringing a vehicle or streetcar to a stop in a manner that does not fall within the definition of parking;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二十**  徐行　車両等が直ちに停止することができるような速度で進行することをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-20 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-20</sup>
  driving at reduced speed:proceeding at a speed that enables the vehicle or streetcar to be brought to a stop immediately;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二十一**  追越し　車両が他の車両等に追い付いた場合において、その進路を変えてその追い付いた車両等の側方を通過し、かつ、当該車両等の前方に出ることをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-21 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-21</sup>
  passing:when a vehicle catches up with another vehicle or streetcar, changes course, overtakes it on one side, and comes out in front of it;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二十二**  進行妨害　車両等が、進行を継続し、又は始めた場合においては危険を防止するため他の車両等がその速度又は方向を急に変更しなければならないこととなるおそれがあるときに、その進行を継続し、又は始めることをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-22 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-22</sup>
  obstructing progress:starting to move or continuing to move in circumstances that would likely cause another vehicle or streetcar to have to suddenly change speed or direction in order to avoid danger;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二十三**  交通公害　道路の交通に起因して生ずる大気の汚染、騒音及び振動のうち内閣府令・環境省令で定めるものによつて、人の健康又は生活環境に係る被害が生ずることをいう。
  <sup>art-2/par-1/item-23 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-23</sup>
  traffic nuisance:air pollution, noise, or vibration as prescribed by Cabinet Office Order/Ministry of the Environment Order, arising from road traffic and causing damage to human health or the living environment.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  道路法第四十五条第一項の規定により設置された区画線は、この法律の規定の適用については、内閣府令・国土交通省令で定めるところにより、道路標示とみなす。
<sup>art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-2</sup>
As concerns the application of this Act, demarcation lines set in place pursuant to Article 45, paragraph (1) of the Road Act are treated as road markings, pursuant to Cabinet Office Order/Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  この法律の規定の適用については、次に掲げる者は、歩行者とする。
<sup>art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-3</sup>
As concerns the application of this Act, the following persons are treated as pedestrians:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  移動用小型車、身体障害者用の車、遠隔操作型小型車、小児用の車又は歩行補助車等を通行させている者（遠隔操作型小型車にあつては、遠隔操作により通行させている者を除く。）
  <sup>art-2/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-3/item-1</sup>
  a person who is causing a small mobility vehicle, vehicle for persons with physical disabilities, remotely operated small vehicle, vehicle made for children, or wheeled walking aid or small vehicle to travel (excluding, in the case of a remotely operated small vehicle, a person who is causing it to travel by remote operation);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  次条の大型自動二輪車又は普通自動二輪車、二輪の原動機付自転車、二輪又は三輪の自転車その他車体の大きさ及び構造が他の歩行者の通行を妨げるおそれのないものとして内閣府令で定める基準に該当する車両（これらの車両で側車付きのもの及び他の車両を牽引しているものを除く。）を押して歩いている者
  <sup>art-2/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-3/item-2</sup>
  a person walking while pushing a large motorcycle or standard motorcycle as prescribed in the following Article, a two-wheeled motorized bicycle, a two- or three-wheeled bicycle, or any other vehicle that satisfies the criteria that Cabinet Office Order prescribes as being of a body size and structure not likely to hinder other pedestrians from proceeding (excluding such a vehicle with a sidecar and one that is towing another vehicle).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-2/par-1/item-1: 道路法（昭和二十七年法律第百八十号）第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 327AC1000000180, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-2/par-1/item-1: 道路運送法（昭和二十六年法律第百八十三号）第二条第八項 → e-Gov law 326AC0000000183, 第二条第八項 (Article 2, paragraph (8)), art-2/par-8 — not held in this collection
- art-2/par-1/item-3-2: 高速自動車国道法（昭和三十二年法律第七十九号）第四条第一項 → e-Gov law 332AC0000000079, 第四条第一項 (Article 4, paragraph (1)), art-4/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-2/par-1/item-3-2: 道路法第四十八条の四 → e-Gov law 327AC1000000180, 第四十八条の四 (Article 48-4), art-48-4 — not held in this collection
- art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-1: 次号 → 道路交通法 第二条第一項第十二号 (Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xii)), art-2/par-1/item-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-12
- art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-1: 第三項第一号 → 道路交通法 第二条第三項第一号 (Article 2, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-2/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-3/item-1
- art-2/par-1/item-13-2: 道路運送車両法（昭和二十六年法律第百八十五号）第四十一条第一項第二十号 → 道路運送車両法 第四十一条第一項第二十号 (Article 41, paragraph (1), item (xx)), art-41/par-1/item-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-41/par-1/item-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-41/par-1/item-20
- art-2/par-1/item-17-2: 第六十二条 → 道路交通法 第六十二条 (Article 62), art-62 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-62 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-62
- art-2/par-1/item-17-2: 道路運送車両法第四十一条第二項 → 道路運送車両法 第四十一条第二項 (Article 41, paragraph (2)), art-41/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-41/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-41/par-2
- art-2/par-2: 道路法第四十五条第一項 → e-Gov law 327AC1000000180, 第四十五条第一項 (Article 45, paragraph (1)), art-45/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-2/par-3/item-2: 次条 → 道路交通法 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-3

## Cited by

6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 自動車の運転により人を死傷させる行為等の処罰に関する法律 第一条第一項（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/dangerous-driving-act/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/425AC0000000086/art-1/par-1
- 自動車の運転により人を死傷させる行為等の処罰に関する法律 第一条第二項（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/dangerous-driving-act/art-1/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/425AC0000000086/art-1/par-2
- 道路交通法 第二条第一項第十一号イ（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-2/par-1/item-11/sub-1
- 道路交通法 第十七条第三項（通行区分） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-17/par-3
- 道路交通法 第十八条第一項（左側寄り通行等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-18/par-1
- 道路交通法 第百十条の二第三項（特定の交通の規制等の手続） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-110-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-110-2/par-3

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## 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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-traffic-act-20261013T074321-001, translated 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