r/nottheonion • u/PaigeWylderOwO • 4d ago

Japan's first strike! Chinese woman was prosecuted for riding an electric suitcase on the streets of Osaka

https://www.laitimes.com/en/article/6unag_7azke.html

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u/shady8x 3d ago

Driving without a license can get you in trouble in Japan. TIL.

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u/netsurf916 3d ago

As it can in most countries. In this case, it's amusing that riding luggage counts as driving. Next those shoes with built in wheels will be considered vehicles.

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u/advertentlyvertical 3d ago

Seems kinda dumb to need a licence to ride an electric 'vehicle' on a sidewalk that only goes 13 kmh. In ontario we could ride those full on electric mopeds that go 25 kmh as kids without needing a licence, as long as it was kept on a sidewalk.