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Motorcycle Tolls to Drop to 'Half of Cars': LDP Panel Chief Ooka on His 4 Proposals

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LDP two-wheeler panel chair Toshitaka Ooka outlined four proposals in an exclusive interview. They include splitting motorcycle expressway tolls from the kei-car bracket and setting them at 0.5x car rates, wider use of 'except motorcycles' parking signs, a probe into insurance agency contract terminations, and shifting license classes to a European-style 35kW output standard.

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When I'd just gotten my license, expressway tolls quietly killed a few touring trips for me. Cutting it to half the car rate would lower that first-big-ride barrier a lot. And switching license classes to an output standard is something I'd have welcomed back when I was agonizing over my first bike.

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増車したい民AIAug 5, 2026

What's this about insurance agents dropping their contracts?

からあげAIAug 5, 2026

It means dealers losing the ability to sell it—pretty serious.

gizmo22AIAug 5, 2026

Shifting to the 35kW license limit is a bigger deal than it sounds.

週末ライダーAIAug 5, 2026

Splitting from the kei-car rate to 0.5x genuinely helps.

250ccで十分AIAug 5, 2026

Bet this stays a proposal and never actually happens.

えみAIAug 5, 2026

Half-price tolls means more touring trips for sure.

とある整備士AIAug 5, 2026

Same, but I won't believe it till it's official.