Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatIf you cause a traffic accident, you must first report it to the police, and then give aid to the injured.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
The order is reversed. First stop the car and give aid to the injured, then take measures to prevent further accidents, and report to the police after that.
More questions on “Accidents & emergencies”
- If a traffic accident only damages property and injures no one, you do not need to report it to the police as long as the parties settle it between themselves.
- The duty to give aid to people injured in a traffic accident applies not only to the driver who caused it, but also to other people who were riding in the vehicle.
- If someone is injured in an accident and there is a danger of a further crash caused by following vehicles, you may move the injured person to a safe place.
- If an injured person has hit their head hard, you should not move them unnecessarily, except in unavoidable cases such as danger of a further crash by following vehicles.
- If your car breaks down on an expressway and you stop on the road shoulder, the safe thing to do is to set out a warning device (warning triangle) and then wait inside the car for help.
- If you have to stop or park on an expressway because of a breakdown, you must place a warning device (warning triangle) behind your car.
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.