99.6% of Violators Under 18: Crackdown on Fixie Bikes to Be Strengthened

First up is our informative news segment.

"Stronger crackdown on fixies."

You know fixie bikes, right?

They often refer to bicycles without brakes, and authorities plan to step up enforcement against them.

Between September of last year and July of this year, there were 1,269 cases of individuals caught riding fixie bikes without brakes.

Among them, 99.6% were teenagers under the age of 18.

On fixie bikes without brakes, riders must pedal backward to slow down.

Because this results in a longer stopping distance, they are known to pose a high risk of accidents in sudden situations.

Police are cracking down on these riders for violating the duty of safe driving.

Meanwhile, removing the braking system from regular bicycles will also become subject to punishment starting January of next year.
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