"James Annan" <still_the_same_me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ryan Ginstrom wrote:
>
> > "James Annan" <still_the_same_me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:400fbe22$0$589$44c9b20d@news3.asahi->
> >
> >>第9条：軽車両の乗車人数又は積載の制限
> >>　　二輪車又は三輪の自転車にあたっては、1人を超えないこと。
> >>　　但し、乗車装置を設け、安全な方法で当該乗車装置に６歳未満
> >>　　の者1名を乗車させ、16歳以上の者が運転する場合、または
> >>　　自転車専用道路等において乗車装置に応じた人員が乗車する
> >>　　場合は、この限りではない。
> >
>
> >
> > (2) The vehicle is being ridden on a bicycle path *or the like*, and the
> > number of persons riding the vehicle does not exceed the number of seats
> > thereon.

> Hmmm. It seems to me that this clause is referring not to "the number of
> seats" but something more "appropriate apparatus for carrying that many
> people"

I said gist -- the translation is admittedly loose. However I would like to
see an example of a 乗車装置 that would not be called a "seat" in English.
You could even have a cradle-like contraption, and it would most likely be
called an infant *seat*.

> I wonder how rickshaws are treated under this law. They are ubiquitous
> in my home town (tourist trap).

I saw some online definitions that included "carts pulled by people or
animals" under "light vehicle." However, there seem to be several
definitions, so you have to get the definition that pertains to your law.

If you can find that rickshaws are traveling the streets, and they are
included under "light vehicles," then you definitely have a good case for
riding your tandem *on the roads used by the rickshaws*

-- 
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom