Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatWhen carrying a child under 6 years old in a car, you must use a child seat in every case, without exception.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
There are exceptions to the child seat rule. It is not required in buses or taxis, while breastfeeding or changing a diaper, or when injury or illness makes using one inappropriate.
More questions on “Driver duties”
- 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.
- If you leave your driver's license at home and drive, it counts as unlicensed driving.
- Even if your driver's license has expired, it does not count as unlicensed driving as long as no more than 6 months have passed.
- Driving while fatigue or illness may prevent you from driving normally is not a violation unless you actually cause an accident.
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.