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A man dressed as the video game dinosaur character Yoshi drives a go-cart in the Azabu district of Tokyo.

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It's legal and they have events almost every weekend, but you need to have driver license to operate them.

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Neato

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Yes it's LEGAL.

Simon and Martina (their YT name also) did this dressed as Mario and the Princess.

Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOchAw1Cwg4.

Perhaps we should all replace cars with these Mario Karts to conserve fuel, decrease carbon emission, and eliminate traffic congestion and accidents.

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Simon and Martina (their YT name also) did this dressed as Mario and the Princess.

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@sensei258 @Strangerland @smodgy @keitai: 100% street legal, the use the mini car plate, 50cc engine max, I own a street legal ATV using the same plate. Yes I've been pulled over a few times by clueless cops, one even yelling at me.

The law is that any vehicle that has a 50cc engine with a front light, indicators and break light that can stand up by itself (ie. not a bike) can get this plate. Ever see one of those delivery bikes (50 cc) and the guy with no helmet and a light blue plate... registered as a mini car.

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They have license plates on the back. Saw them driving in Hiroo and Shibuya and thought the same (how can these be street-legal)

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Oh come on. Live a little people! Is it legal? ....cant be legal....haha

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Yes. their website says street-legal ("Rent a Go-Kart on the plublic road") but whether they are street-sensible or not is debatable. It can only be a short time before a kart and its driver disappear under a truck or bus

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Can't be street legal

You'd think so, but I've seen them driving on the streets. Somehow they are getting away with it.

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@sensei258: Looking at their website, they say it is. I guess just not the highway.

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Can't be street legal

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Exclusively for JT onlookers (!)

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