Staring at a car navigation screen while driving is prohibited, just like using a mobile phone.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
The ban on staring at a screen while driving is not limited to mobile phones. It also covers image display devices such as car navigation systems.
More questions on “Driver duties”
- 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.
- If you have taken cold medicine that causes drowsiness, you must not drive when it may prevent you from driving normally.
- In a regular car with a riding capacity of 5, the driver can carry 1 adult and 4 children under 12 years old.
- When loading cargo on a standard motor vehicle (regular car), the height limit is 3.8 meters or less measured from the ground.
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.