A small amount of alcohol does not affect driving, so it is fine to drive after about one glass of beer.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
You must never drive after drinking, no matter how small the amount. Even a little alcohol lowers your judgment and reaction speed, and you can be charged with driving while intoxicated even below the legal threshold.
More questions on “Driver duties”
- A person who lends a car to someone who has been drinking, or who offers alcohol to someone who is about to drive, can also be punished.
- A person who rides in a car knowing the driver has been drinking will not be punished, because they are not the one driving.
- When driving a motor vehicle, you must wear a seat belt in every situation, without exception.
- You do not need to make passengers in the back seats wear seat belts.
- When carrying a child under 6 years old in a standard motor vehicle (regular car), you must use a child seat in principle.
- When carrying a child under 6 years old in a car, you must use a child seat in every case, without exception.
Questions and explanations are written against Japan’s Road Traffic Act and the National Police Agency’s Rules of the Road. These are not official exam questions.