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.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Providing a vehicle or alcohol to someone who may drive drunk is punishable, just like the driver.
More questions on “Driver duties”
- 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.
- While driving, you may use a mobile phone with a hands-free device, as long as you do not hold the phone in your hand to talk.
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.