Of the 386 accidents involving specified small motorized two-wheel vehicles, including electric kick scooters, in Japan in 2025, drunken driving was blamed for 43 of them.
Data reported by The Japan Times showed that drunken driving accounted for roughly 10 percent of the total.
The figures cover accidents throughout 2025 and include electric kick scooters among the specified small motorized two-wheel vehicles.
Officials are expected to use the numbers to inform traffic safety measures.
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