Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatWhen driving a motor vehicle, you must wear a seat belt in every situation, without exception.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
Wearing a seat belt is required in principle, but there are exceptions. You are exempt when reversing the car, or when wearing one is not practical because of illness, injury, or pregnancy.
More questions on “Driver duties”
- 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.
- Holding and operating a mobile phone while stopped at a red light counts as use while driving, so it is a violation.
- Staring at a car navigation screen while driving is prohibited, just like using a mobile phone.
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.