Respondents were bicycle users from all over Japan, selected regionally proportionally to the population.
Original question: "Are you covered by an insurance that provides for bicycle accidents (personal liability insurance, etc.)?" Respondents who replied "probably insured" were counted as "insured".
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Bike insurance policy distribution among Japanese cyclists FY 2018-2024
As of January 2025, around **** percent of bicycle users in Japan had insurance providing for bicycle accidents, like a personal liability insurance policy, increasing from ** percent in 2018. Within the last years, more and more prefectures in Japan have made it mandatory for bicycle users to take out such policies.
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