If cargo that cannot be divided exceeds the loading limits, you may carry it if you get permission from the chief of the police station at your departure point.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Only for cargo that cannot be divided, you may exceed the limits with permission from the chief of the police station covering your departure point. Exams often test who grants the permission: the police station chief.
More questions on “Driver duties”
- A driver who has held a regular license for less than 1 year must display beginner driver marks at the designated positions on the front and rear of the car.
- Drivers aged 70 or older must display the elderly driver mark, and they are punished if they do not.
- With a regular license, you can drive vehicles with a gross weight under 3.5 tons, a maximum load under 2 tons, and a riding capacity of 10 or fewer, among others.
- A motorized bicycle (moped) must also be covered by compulsory automobile liability insurance (or mutual liability insurance) before it may be driven.
- It is best to keep your compulsory automobile liability insurance certificate safely at home so that you do not lose it.
- Driving with 0.15 mg or more of alcohol per liter of breath counts as driving under the influence of alcohol.
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.