Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatA motorized bicycle (moped) must also be covered by compulsory automobile liability insurance (or mutual liability insurance) before it may be driven.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
The compulsory insurance law also covers mopeds; you cannot drive one without compulsory liability insurance. Mopeds have no periodic vehicle inspection, so it is easy to miss the policy's expiration date.
More questions on “Driver duties”
- 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.
- Even if the alcohol level in your breath is below the legal threshold, driving in a condition where alcohol may prevent you from driving normally counts as driving while intoxicated (drunk driving).
- A small amount of alcohol does not affect driving, so it is fine to drive after about one glass of beer.
- 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.
- A person who rides in a car knowing the driver has been drinking will not be punished, because they are not the one driving.
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.