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"do you speak English?". "Yes". "日本語分かりますか？”Do you speak Japanese...”はい～”。”英語分かりますか？”do you speak English again in Japanese makes sure and double fucking triple checks that you are alive and that they haven't stopped a zombie by accident. I think that this tactic has be handed down to and strictly taught to the police in Tokyo over many generations because it's the routine I get every time. I was on my way to work and the sweltering heat must have caused my Brain to shrink because I completely ignored a stale red light as I pumped to onward. Blatant in all forms, my disrespect to the law of the land was naked and, had I known, an old lady had been run down and killed by university student on a bicycle recently, would have stopped. I wouldn't have stopped because it's illegal but because I have been here long enough to know the muay thai like knee jerk reaction that the police take to any crime or incident committed in Japan. I wouldn't even be surprised if the kid that killed her was riding on the sidewalk listening to his ipod while texting his Dad that he was on his way to drink and gamble with his friends. Yet there I was getting the warning that cyclists need to obey signals at T intersections early in the morning when nobody is crossing. I am not fighting for or trying to condone my crime but come the fuck on.............if I run a red light and there's an incident I am more likely to be the one in the body bag unless these nimble old ladies are in abundance and darting out in the street where my large Caucasian eyes can't see them. If that's the case then I am waging war on these pension sucking ninjas and I should get a cheque from the government every time I kill one. The kicker is that the cops only gave me a warning, I thought it was because I was on a bike, and while I was getting ready to roll again they gave a driver a warning for the same thing. I think bikes should receive the same respect that cars get but that was weird because he got off as easily as I did.